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rappeln
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German
Etymology
From Old Norse hrapa (“to fall, rush headlong, hurry, hasten”). Compare Luxembourgish rabbelen, Danish rappe (“to make haste”), Swedish rappa (“to strike, beat, rap”), English rap.
Pronunciation
Verb
rappeln (weak, third-person singular present rappelt, past tense rappelte, past participle gerappelt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Rappler
- Rappelei
- rappelig, rapplig
- rappelköpfig
Related terms
- Rappeln
- rappelnd
- Rappel
- Rappelkopf, rappeldürr
- aufrappeln
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