fuebelen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German fabelen, derived from fabele, from Latin fabula. Cognate with German fabeln (“to dream up, talk nonsense”). The vocalism -ue- reflects the regular Luxembourgish development; the noun Fabel (“fable”) was influenced by Standard German.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfue̯belen/, [ˈfuə̯.bə.lən]

Verb

fuebelen (third-person singular present fuebelt, past participle gefuebelt, auxiliary verb hunn)

to maunder or fantasize in (or as in) febrile delirium

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	fuebelen
participle	gefuebelt
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	fuebelen	—
2nd singular	fuebels	fuebel
3rd singular	fuebelt	—
1st plural	fuebelen	—
2nd plural	fuebelt	fuebelt
3rd plural	fuebelen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Related terms

Fabel