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flensen

German, verb/flɛnzn̩/

flensen is a German verb meaning “to flense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Speckschicht von einem erlegten Wal abtrennen”.

What does flensen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to flense

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. die Speckschicht von einem erlegten Wal abtrennen

noun: 1. Abtrennen der Speckschicht von einem erlegten Wal

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of flensen

  • flenst present singular third-person
  • flenste past
  • geflenst participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • flensend participle present
  • flense first-person indicative present
  • flensest second-person singular subjunctive
  • flenset plural second-person subjunctive
  • flensten first-person indicative plural
  • flenstest indicative preterite second-person
  • flenstet indicative plural preterite
  • flens imperative second-person singular
  • habe geflenst first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • haben geflenst first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • flens! imperative singular
  • flense! imperative singular
  • flenst! imperative plural
  • geflenst haben active infinitive perfect

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce flensen?

  • /flɛnzn̩/
  • [ˈflɛnzn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.