weibeln
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German weibeln, frequentative of weiben (“to move to and fro”),[1] from Old High German weibōn, from a variant of Proto-West Germanic *waibijan (whence Dutch wuiven, English weave). The sense “to campaign” was influenced by the word Weibel (“kind of Swiss civil servant, usher”), itself derived from the above verb.
Verb edit
weibeln (weak, third-person singular present weibelt, past tense weibelte, past participle geweibelt, auxiliary haben)
- (Switzerland, often politics) to campaign, champion
- Synonyms: werben, sich einsetzen, engagieren, Klinken putzen
- für eine Sache weibeln ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (obsolete) to move to and fro, to wave, waggle, teeter
Conjugation edit
infinitive | weibeln | ||||
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present participle | weibelnd | ||||
past participle | geweibelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich weible ich weibele ich weibel |
wir weibeln | i | ich weibele ich weible |
wir weibeln |
du weibelst | ihr weibelt | du weibelest du weiblest |
ihr weibelet ihr weiblet | ||
er weibelt | sie weibeln | er weibele er weible |
sie weibeln | ||
preterite | ich weibelte | wir weibelten | ii | ich weibelte1 | wir weibelten1 |
du weibeltest | ihr weibeltet | du weibeltest1 | ihr weibeltet1 | ||
er weibelte | sie weibelten | er weibelte1 | sie weibelten1 | ||
imperative | weible (du) weibel (du) weibele (du) |
weibelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ “weibeln” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Further reading edit
- “weibeln” in Duden online
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