German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Low German [Term?] and Central German dialects. Possibly related with Middle Low German krōken (to fold) and/or early modern German Krakel (brittle branch).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁaːkəln/
  • (file)

Verb edit

krakeln (weak, third-person singular present krakelt, past tense krakelte, past participle gekrakelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to scrawl (write irregularly)
    Synonym: kritzeln

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • krakeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • krakeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon