mahnen

German (Berlin)

[ˈmaːnən]

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to urge (someone) to do a specific, necessary task
  • to beg fervidly
  • to warn (someone) of (something) emphatically
  • to remind pressingly, admonish

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German manen inherited from Old High German manōn inherited from Proto-Germanic *manōną (admonish).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*manōną

Gloss

admonish

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