eifern

German

Alternative forms
  • (obsolete) eiuern

Etymology

Eifer +‎ -en

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯fɐn]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ei‧fern

Verb

eifern (weak, third-person singular present eifert, past tense eiferte, past participle geeifert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to strive
  2. (obsolete) (with über) to be jealous of or zealous for.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “eifern” in Duden online
  • “eifern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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