See also: Aalen and ålen

German edit

Etymology edit

The sense of to hunt eels derives from Aal (eel). The colloquial senses derive from the appearance of the eel and its way of moving.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: aa‧len
  • Pronunciation: IPA(key): [ˈaːlən]
  • Homophone: Ahlen

Verb edit

aalen (weak, third-person singular present aalt, past tense aalte, past participle geaalt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, reflexive) to stretch out, especially laughing (compare rotfl)
    Beim Erzählen der alten Anekdoten aalten wir uns vor Lachen.
    ≈ As we listened to the old anecdotes, we threw our heads back, laughing.
  2. (colloquial) to relax (eg as on vacation)
  3. to hunt eels, to go on an eel-hunt (historic use)
    Bis ans Ende seiner Tage aalt John noch im See hinter seinem Haus.
    John hunted eels in the lake behind his house until the end of his days.

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Further reading edit

  • aalen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • aalen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • aalen” in Duden online
  • aalen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

aalen m

  1. obsolete typography of ålen

Polish edit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Aalen.

Pronunciation edit

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aalen m inan

  1. (geology) Aalenian

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Further reading edit

  • aalen in Polish dictionaries at PWN