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wedeln

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English

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Etymology

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From German Wedeln.

Noun

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wedeln (plural wedelns)

  1. (skiing) A series of high-speed turns with the skis parallel.

Translations

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Verb

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wedeln (third-person singular simple present wedelns, present participle wedelning, simple past and past participle wedelned)

  1. (skiing, intransitive) To perform a series of high-speed turns with the skis parallel.

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Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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Either from Middle High German wadelen, wedelen, from Old High German wadalōn or from the noun Wedel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈveːdl̩n/
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  • Hyphenation: we‧deln

Verb

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wedeln (weak, third-person singular present wedelt, past tense wedelte, past participle gewedelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to waggle, to wag

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • wedeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wedeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • wedeln” in Duden online
  • wedeln” in OpenThesaurus.de

Low German

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Etymology

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Cognate with German wedeln.

Verb

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wedeln (past singular wedel, past participle wedelt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to waggle
  2. to wag

Conjugation

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