Händel

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See also: Handel and handel

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Händel pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete) fighting, quarreling
    Er sucht Händel.
    He wants to pick a fight.
    • 1788, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont, act 2 scene 1:
      Um eine Kanne Bier bezahlt zu kriegen, fangen sie Händel an, die viel tausend Menschen unglücklich machen.
      To be payed one jug of beer, they start quarrels, which will bring misfortune to thousands of people.
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust I, scene "Vor dem Tor":
      Nach Burgdorf kommt herauf, gewiß dort findet ihr / Die schönsten Mädchen und das beste Bier, / Und Händel von der ersten Sorte.
      Come up to Burgdorf, there you'll surely find / the fairest maidens and best of beers / and brawling of the foremost kind.
    • 1801, Friedrich Schiller, Maria Stuart, act 4 scene 4:
      Was unterfangt Ihr Euch, / In Euren blut'gen Frevel mich zu flechten? / Verteidigt Eure bösen Händel selbst!
      Do you venture to get me involved with your bloody atrocity? Defend your evil quarrel on your own!

Declension

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Proper noun

Händel m or f (genitive Händels)

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