hehlen

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German heln, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German helan, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *helaną. Cognate with helmet, hele, Swedish hälare ("fence, receiver and seller of stolen goods").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heːlən/, /heːln̩/

Verb

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  1. (intransitive, + mit) to buy and sell stolen (or illegal) goods
    Der Verurteilte hatte jahrelang mit Autoradios gehehlt.
    The convict had been trading in stolen car radios for years.

Usage notes

The verb is not all too frequent. Nominal constructions, such as Hehlerei betreiben or als Hehler arbeiten, are more common.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading

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