fudeln
German
editAlternative forms
edit- fuddeln (rarer spelling, but common pronunciation; see below)
Etymology
editFrom Low German fuddeln (“to work negligently”) and Central Franconian fuddele (“to work negligently; to cheat; to use contraception”). The verb may be derived from Low German Fudde, Central Franconian Fudd, Fuddel, all “rag, old cloth” (compare Dutch vod); plausibly through a sense “to brush superficially with a rag”, as there existed a particular association with houseworkers. However, the verb reaches much further south along the Rhine than does the noun and many forms require an underlying long vowel. Many dialects also have several forms alongside. Therefore the above seems to have been influenced by or merged with one or more other verbs, including perhaps one from Old French faute (“fault, misbehaviour”). Compare Luxembourgish fuddelen, fautelen, pautelen, all “to cheat”.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editfudeln (weak, third-person singular present fudelt, past tense fudelte, past participle gefudelt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
editinfinitive | fudeln | ||||
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present participle | fudelnd | ||||
past participle | gefudelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich fudle ich fudele ich fudel |
wir fudeln | i | ich fudele ich fudle |
wir fudeln |
du fudelst | ihr fudelt | du fudelest du fudlest |
ihr fudelet ihr fudlet | ||
er fudelt | sie fudeln | er fudele er fudle |
sie fudeln | ||
preterite | ich fudelte | wir fudelten | ii | ich fudelte1 | wir fudelten1 |
du fudeltest | ihr fudeltet | du fudeltest1 | ihr fudeltet1 | ||
er fudelte | sie fudelten | er fudelte1 | sie fudelten1 | ||
imperative | fudle (du) fudel (du) fudele (du) |
fudelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- German terms derived from Low German
- German terms derived from Central Franconian
- German terms derived from Old French
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/uːdl̩n
- Rhymes:German/uːdl̩n/2 syllables
- German lemmas
- German verbs
- German weak verbs
- German verbs using haben as auxiliary
- German dated terms