meucheln
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
edit16th century, possibly inherited from Middle High German *miucheln, *mūcheln, from Old High German *mūhhilōn, iterative of mūhhōn (“to lurk, ambush”), from Proto-Germanic *mūkōną. The earlier existence of the iterative verb is ascertained by derivatives such as Middle High German miucheler, mūcheler, Old High German mūhhilāri (“bandit”). The modern form is either an unattested inheritance or a backformation from those derivatives. Related with English mitch.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmeucheln (weak, third-person singular present meuchelt, past tense meuchelte, past participle gemeuchelt, auxiliary haben)
- (dated) to kill secretly and/or treacherously, to assassinate
- (obsolete) to sneak, to do (anything) in secret
Conjugation
editinfinitive | meucheln | ||||
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present participle | meuchelnd | ||||
past participle | gemeuchelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich meuchle ich meuchele ich meuchel |
wir meucheln | i | ich meuchele ich meuchle |
wir meucheln |
du meuchelst | ihr meuchelt | du meuchelest du meuchlest |
ihr meuchelet ihr meuchlet | ||
er meuchelt | sie meucheln | er meuchele er meuchle |
sie meucheln | ||
preterite | ich meuchelte | wir meuchelten | ii | ich meuchelte1 | wir meuchelten1 |
du meucheltest | ihr meucheltet | du meucheltest1 | ihr meucheltet1 | ||
er meuchelte | sie meuchelten | er meuchelte1 | sie meuchelten1 | ||
imperative | meuchle (du) meuchel (du) meuchele (du) |
meuchelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “meucheln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “meucheln” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “meucheln” in Duden online
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