weibeln

German

Etymology

Frequentative of Middle High German weiben (to move to and fro).[1] Compare Weibel (usher).

Verb

weibeln (weak, third-person singular present weibelt, past tense weibelte, past participle geweibelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic) to alternate; to move to and fro
    Synonyms: taumeln, schlendern
  2. (Switzerland) to campaign
    für eine Sache weibeln(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. weibeln” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Further reading

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