German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German buolen (to woo, love), from buole (friend, lover, loved one). Cognate with Middle Low German bôlen (to woo, court).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuːlən/
  • Hyphenation: buh‧len
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Verb

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buhlen (weak, third-person singular present buhlt, past tense buhlte, past participle gebuhlt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, derogatory) to court [with um]
  2. (intransitive, dated) to have an affair [with mit ‘with’]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • buhlen” in Duden online
  • buhlen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache