rüsten

See also: rusten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rüsten, from Old High German rusten, hrusten (prepare, adorn) (8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *hrustijan, cognate with Old English hyrstan (equip, adorn), root-cognate with Greek κρύπτω (krúptō, cover, conceal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʏstən/, [ˈʁʏstn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: rüs‧ten

Verb

rüsten (weak, third-person singular present rüstet, past tense rüstete, past participle gerüstet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to equip, to arm
  2. (transitive, chiefly Switzerland) to prepare, make ready
    Synonyms: anrichten, vorbereiten
    einen Salat rüstento prepare a salad

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Polish: rusztować

Further reading

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