nölen
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See also: Nolen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German nölen, whence also Dutch neulen, Danish nøle. The sense "gripe" is derived from "speak slowly or lengthily", itself perhaps from "dawdle" (though it might be the other way round). Further origin uncertain, but usually considered onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]nölen (weak, third-person singular present nölt, past tense nölte, past participle genölt, auxiliary haben)
- to gripe, whinge (complain in a whining tone)
- (Northern Germany, perhaps dated) to dawdle (be slow, waste time)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | nölen | ||||
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present participle | nölend | ||||
past participle | genölt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich nöle | wir nölen | i | ich nöle | wir nölen |
du nölst | ihr nölt | du nölest | ihr nölet | ||
er nölt | sie nölen | er nöle | sie nölen | ||
preterite | ich nölte | wir nölten | ii | ich nölte1 | wir nölten1 |
du nöltest | ihr nöltet | du nöltest1 | ihr nöltet1 | ||
er nölte | sie nölten | er nölte1 | sie nölten1 | ||
imperative | nöl (du) nöle (du) |
nölt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.