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orgeln

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See also: Orgeln

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German orgelen, equivalent to Orgel +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʔɔɐ̯ɡəln], [ˈʔɔrɡəln], [ˈʔɔʁɡəln], [ˈʔɔɐ̯ɡl̩n], [ˈʔɔrɡl̩n], [ˈʔɔʁɡl̩n]
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Verb

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orgeln (weak, third-person singular present orgelt, past tense orgelte, past participle georgelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to play on an organ
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to emit sounds like an organ
    Der Auspuff hat die ganze Zeit georgelt, deshalb hab ich die Karre verkauft.
    The exhaust pipe soughed like an organ the whole time, therefore I sold that hooptie.
  3. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) to turn and screw the tap etc.
    • 2017 July 17, moskito22, “ET2 Bj.'97 - springt nicht an und weitere Mängel”, in Vespa Forum[1]:
      Die ETs sind bekannt für ihre Startschwierigkeiten, wenn sie etwas gestanden haben (=Schwimmerkammer eher leer), weil der Benzinhahn erst öffnet, wenn man etwas georgelt hat.
      The ETs are reknown for their start-up difficulties when they have stood about for some time (=float bowls rather empty), because the petrol tap only opens when one has played the organ a bit.
  4. (intransitive, hunting) said of a hart making his marked sound
    Synonym: röhren
    Aus der Ferne hörte ich einen Hirsch orgeln.
    From afar I heard a hart roar.
  5. (transitive, intransitive, vulgar) to get jiggy on, to boink
    Er war daran, sie durchzuorgeln, konnte jedoch wegen eines Anrufes nicht zu Ende orgeln.
    He was shelving her thoroughly, but owing to a call he could not shag to the end.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • orgeln” in Duden online
  • orgeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • orgeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Swedish

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Noun

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orgeln

  1. definite singular of orgel