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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.

Alternative forms

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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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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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Conjugation of wedeln (weak verb)
infinitive wedeln
present preterite
1st person singular wedel wedel
2nd person singular wedelst wedelst
3rd person singular wedelt wedel
plural wedelt wedeln
imperative
singular wedel
plural wedelt
present past
participle wedel wedelt

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.