metzge

Alemannic German

Etymology

From late Middle High German metzgen, metzigen, from metzjer, metzjære (“butcher”). Cognate with German metzgen. Equivalent to Metzg +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

Verb

metzge (third-person singular simple present metzget, past participle gmetzget, auxiliary haa)

  1. to slaughter
    • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      Uh, wie n'er brület! Wie n'en Ochs, we me ne wot metzge.
      Ugh, how he bellows! Like an ox that's about to be slaughtered.
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