Wickl

See also: wickl

Bavarian

Etymology

Probably derived from the phrase wem åm Wickl håbn (“to grab someone by the head/hair/neck”) (both literally and figuratively), from Middle High German wickel, wickelin, from Old High German wickilī, wickilīn, diminutive of Old High German wiohha, from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (“flax bundle, wick”), from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”). Compare German Wickel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈviɡ̥ːl̩/
• Homophone: wickl

Noun

Wickl m (plural Wickln) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. quarrel, dispute, trouble

   Gestern håt's daham wieder Wickln gebn. ― Yesterday we had another quarrel at home.

2. fight, scuffle

   Wüst an Wickl? ― Do you want a fight?

   • 1978, Georg Danzer (lyrics and music), “Geh in Oasch”, in Narrenhaus, performed by Georg Danzer:

     I fang nie an Wickl au / Owa i weich a kan aus

     I never start a fight / But I don't avoid it either

Related terms

• wickln