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Etymology 1

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Verb

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trödeln (weak, third-person singular present trödelt, past tense trödelte, past participle getrödelt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to dally, to trifle, to waste time [auxiliary haben]
    Synonyms: (regional) klüngeln, (Austria) brodeln, (Northern Germany) drömeln
  2. to stroll [auxiliary sein]
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Etymology 2

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Trödel (junk) +‎ -en

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trödeln (weak, third-person singular present trödelt, past tense trödelte, past participle getrödelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to trade in junk
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Further reading

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