Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | metzget |
| Past Participle | gmetzget |
Auxiliary
haa
Alternative Forms
Etymology
From late Middle High German metzgen, metzigen, from metzjer, metzjære (“butcher”). Cognate with German metzgen. Equivalent to Metzg + -e. See: Middle High German '
metzgen', German, old spelling '
metzgen'.
Sample Sentences
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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.) [1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:]