Etymology

strong verb

Today it means: Any of a class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut as opposed to a dental affix to indicate tense. Full definition →

German starkes Verb
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  1. German · calque ofstarkes Verb
  2. English todaystrong verb

Calque of German starkes Verb, equivalent to strong + verb.

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