giechelen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• gichelen, giegelen, giggelen
• ghichelen (obsolete)

Etymology

Origin obscure. Likely from Middle Dutch gijgen (“to pant, wheeze, giggle”) +‎ -elen. Compare German Low German giechelen (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), Middle High German gickelen (“to ridicule, mock”), Old High German kichezzen (“to laugh”), German gicksen (“to shriek, shrill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣi.xə.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: gie‧che‧len

Verb

giechelen

1. to giggle

Inflection

Conjugation of giechelen (weak)
infinitive	giechelen
past singular	giechelde
past participle	gegiecheld
infinitive	giechelen
gerund	giechelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	giechel	giechelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	giechelt	giechelde
2nd person sing. (u)	giechelt	giechelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	giechelt	giechelde
3rd person singular	giechelt	giechelde
plural	giechelen	giechelden
subjunctive sing.1	giechele	giechelde
subjunctive plur.1	giechelen	giechelden
imperative sing.	giechel
imperative plur.1	giechelt
participles	giechelend	gegiecheld
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• gegiechel
• giechel