horten
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German *horten, horden, from Old High German *hortōn, from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀdōn (“to hoard”), equivalent to Hort (“shelter, refuge, haven”) + -en. Cognate with Old English hordian (whence English hoard).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edithorten (weak, third-person singular present hortet, past tense hortete, past participle gehortet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to hoard, to gather (a large quantity)
- Synonym: hamstern
Conjugation
editinfinitive | horten | ||||
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present participle | hortend | ||||
past participle | gehortet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich horte | wir horten | i | ich horte | wir horten |
du hortest | ihr hortet | du hortest | ihr hortet | ||
er hortet | sie horten | er horte | sie horten | ||
preterite | ich hortete | wir horteten | ii | ich hortete1 | wir horteten1 |
du hortetest | ihr hortetet | du hortetest1 | ihr hortetet1 | ||
er hortete | sie horteten | er hortete1 | sie horteten1 | ||
imperative | hort (du) horte (du) |
hortet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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