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German
Etymology
15th century, from Middle Low German ēgelen, ēchelen, ēkelen, from Old Saxon *eglan, from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan (related to English ail).
The -k- then likely through influence of Middle Low German ēken, āken (“to suppurate”), from Old Saxon *akan (related to English ache); compare Dutch akelig.
An alternative theory sees in the now archaic adjective ekel a northern variant of heikel (“delicate”), but the association between both forms may be secondary.
Pronunciation
Verb
ekeln (weak, third-person singular present ekelt, past tense ekelte, past participle geekelt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive, with vor) to be disgusted
- Ich ekle mich davor.
- I am disgusted by it.
- (more formal, transitive) to disgust
- Es ekelt mich.
- It disgusts me.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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