Bavarian

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Etymology

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Uncertain, but very likely related to English crawl and Swedish kräla (to creep, to crawl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥rɶːln̩/, /ˈɡ̥rɶːn/

Verb

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kräuln (past participle kräult) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (intransitive) to creep, to crawl
  2. (intransitive, humorous or derogatory) to walk, to move

Conjugation

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