sudeln

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sudelen, derived Middle High German sudel (puddle) + -en, a noun still known in the 20th century as Sudel m, from Proto-Germanic *seud- (mud; soil), from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (moisture). Cognate with Old English gesyd (wallow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzuːdl̩n/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsuːdl̩n/ (Austrian standard)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: su‧deln
  • Rhymes: -uːdl̩n

Verb

sudeln (weak, third-person singular present sudelt, past tense sudelte, past participle gesudelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, archaic) to wash, to work in the scullery
  2. (intransitive) to make a mess, to spill a liquid
    Synonyms: kleckern, klecksen
  3. (intransitive) to scribble, to scrawl (to write in an irregular or illegible manner)
    Synonym: schmieren
  4. (intransitive) to botch
    Synonym: pfuschen

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