wittern

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German witeren from Middle High German weter.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

wittern (weak, third-person singular present wittert, past tense witterte, past participle gewittert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to scent (to detect the scent of)
  2. (transitive, hunting) to smell something far with a good olfaction

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Further reading[edit]

  • wittern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wittern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • wittern” in Duden online
  • wittern” in OpenThesaurus.de