betteln

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German betelen, from Old High German betalōn, from Proto-West Germanic *bedulōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛtəln/,
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  • Hyphenation: bet‧teln

Verb

betteln (weak, third-person singular present bettelt, past tense bettelte, past participle gebettelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to beg (alms), to panhandle
    Synonym: fechten

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Further reading

  • betteln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • betteln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • betteln” in Duden online
  • betteln” in OpenThesaurus.de