German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hērschen, from Old High German hērisōn, ultimately from the root of hehr (holy, sublime), with the first element remodelled after Herr already during MHG; cf. the same development in herrlich and Herrschaft.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛʁʃən/, [ˈhɛɐ̯ʃn̩], [ˈhɛɐ̯ʃən], [ˈhɛʁʃn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: herr‧schen

Verb

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herrschen (weak, third-person singular present herrscht, past tense herrschte, past participle geherrscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rule, to reign, to have dominion
  2. to prevail, to dominate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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