ludern

German

Etymology

Middle High German luodern

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluːdɐn/
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Verb

ludern (weak, third-person singular present ludert, past tense luderte, past participle geludert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, intransitive) to lecher
    • 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Walpurgisnachtstraum”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One]; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl., 1870:
      Ach! mein Unglück führt mich her. / Wie wird nicht hier geludert!
      My bad luck brings me here, alas! / How roars the orgy louder!

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