Kindesnot

Meaning

labour, travail

Example

1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Jeremiah 4:31 (with KJV translation)

For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself

Practice tips

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• Use it in your own sentence today; reuse beats rereading.
• Pay attention to context: this German word is for intermediate-level learners.

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