rangeln

German

Etymology

From the intensive/iterative formation of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German rangen (“to strive with desire”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German wrangen (“to struggle, to fight”). Compare English wrangle and Low German wrangeln.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʀaŋl̩n/

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Verb

1. (intransitive) to wrestle, to scrabble (with someone)
   • 1997, J.K. Rowling, HARRY POTTER und der Stein der Weisen, page 3:

     Mrs Dursley mit dem schreienden Dudley rangelte ihn in seinen Hochstuhl zwängte.

     Mrs. Dudley wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high chair.

2. (intransitive) (figurative) to jockey, to wrangle (with someone)

Related terms

• ringen