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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

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

rappeln (weak, third-person singular present rappelt, past tense rappelte, past participle gerappelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rattle, to clatter

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Rappler
  • Rappelei
  • rappelig, rapplig
  • rappelköpfig

Further reading

  • rappeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • rappeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • rappeln” in Duden online
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