scherzen

See also: Scherzen and schërzen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schërzen, from Old High German *skërzan (to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest), from Proto-Germanic *skertaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛʁt͡sn̩/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: scher‧zen

Verb

scherzen (weak, third-person singular present scherzt, past tense scherzte, past participle gescherzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to joke; to jest; to frolic

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Danish: skærtse

Further reading

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

Middle High German

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old High German *skërzan, from Proto-West Germanic *skertan, from Proto-Germanic *skertaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈʃɛrt͡sən/

Verb

schërzen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schirzet, past tense scharz, past participle geschorzen, past subjunctive schürze, auxiliary hān)

  1. to cut [with accusative ‘something’] off
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old High German *skërzan from Proto-West Germanic *skertan, from Proto-Germanic *skertaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈʃɛrt͡sən/

Verb

schërzen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schirzet, past tense scharz, past participle geschorzen, past subjunctive schürze, auxiliary hān)

  1. to jump merrily, to hop
  2. to enjoy oneself
  3. to joke, to jest, to kid, to fool
Conjugation
Descendants