Iterative of bossen (“to beat”), variant of German boßen (“to beat, to thrash”), also extant as German boßeln from Middle High German bōzelen, bōzeln, iterative of Middle High German bōzen (“to beat”), from Old High German bōzan (“to beat”), which is cognate to English beat. The form bossen has soon died out at the beginning of Early New High German, but bosseln is classic.
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bosseln (weak, third-person singular present bosselt, past tense bosselte, past participle gebosselt, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | bosseln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bosselnd | ||||
| past participle | gebosselt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich bossle ich bossele ich bossel |
wir bosseln | i | ich bossele ich bossle |
wir bosseln |
| du bosselst | ihr bosselt | du bosselest du bosslest |
ihr bosselet ihr bosslet | ||
| er bosselt | sie bosseln | er bossele er bossle |
sie bosseln | ||
| preterite | ich bosselte | wir bosselten | ii | ich bosselte1 | wir bosselten1 |
| du bosseltest | ihr bosseltet | du bosseltest1 | ihr bosseltet1 | ||
| er bosselte | sie bosselten | er bosselte1 | sie bosselten1 | ||
| imperative | bossle (du) bossel (du) bossele (du) |
bosselt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.