humpeln

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Low German [Term?], from Middle Low German *humpelen (attested in the nominalization humpeler). Compare Dutch hompelen, which, according to Van Neen & Van der Sijs, is of imitative origin, akin to huppen, English hop, etc.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊmpəln/
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Verb[edit]

humpeln (weak, third-person singular present humpelt, past tense humpelte, past participle gehumpelt, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. to hobble, to limp
    Synonyms: hinken, lahmen, holpern

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Further reading[edit]

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