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באַזויפֿן זיך
‘to get drunk’

באַזויפֿן זיך
'to get drunk'
באַזויפֿן
'drunk' (past participle)

ETYMOLOGY

{Why the diphthong in the root of the past participle (instead of a short vowel like NHG besoffen)?}
MHG sūfen; OHG sūfan; cf. ON súpa; OE sūpan; English to sup; probably a

HASIDIC

AMERICA

ert zɩx bazɔfɱ̩ ער האָט זיך באַזאָפֿן