wedeln

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

German Wedeln

Noun[edit]

wedeln (plural wedelns)

  1. (skiing) A series of high-speed turns with the skis parallel.

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Verb[edit]

wedeln (third-person singular simple present wedelns, present participle wedelning, simple past and past participle wedelned)

  1. (skiing, intransitive) To perform a series of high-speed turns with the skis parallel.

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Either from Middle High German wadelen, wedelen, from Old High German wadalōn or from the noun Wedel.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈveːdl̩n/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: we‧deln

Verb[edit]

wedeln (weak, third-person singular present wedelt, past tense wedelte, past participle gewedelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to waggle, to wag

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Further reading[edit]

  • wedeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wedeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • wedeln” in Duden online
  • wedeln” in OpenThesaurus.de

Low German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with German wedeln.

Verb[edit]

wedeln (past singular wedel, past participle wedelt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to waggle
  2. to wag

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