rennen

Etymology 1
A merger of two related verbs:
 * , from, from.
 * , from, from.

Doublet with.

Alternative forms

 * (obsolete)
 * (mainly sense thicken)

Verb

 * 1)  to run, to move fast

Etymology
From a merger of transitive / causative (from ), and intransitive  (from ). A similar development of merging roots can be seen in 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 as well.

Verb

 * 1)  to run; to race; to sprint (said of competing sportsmen, animals etc.)
 * 2)  to run over (someone)
 * 1)  to run over (someone)
 * 1)  to run over (someone)

Usage notes
Although is used more frequently than rennen in the sense of to run, the latter is often used to describe running fast or to an excessive degree, like a hunting animal or a sprinter does.
 * Die Sportler rannten alle sehr schnell. — The sportsmen all ran very fast. -but- Sie laufen, wie jeden Morgen, zu Fuß zur Schule. — They run (or jog) to school on foot, as they do every morning.

Conjugation
As a result of the merger of 🇨🇬 and, the verb does follow the same ablaut-pattern as but has regular endings in its preterite and past participle like other weak conjugated verbs.

Etymology
Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to run

Etymology 1
From, with variants from , , from , from.

Verb

 * 1) to run

Etymology 2
From and, perhaps from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to ride  swiftly