From Middle High German todern (“to mumble, stutter”), ultimately from an onomatopoetic root. Compare countless variations of this root: German totteln, dottern, dattern (“to stutter”), German tatteln (“to chatter”), Dutch tatelen, tateren (“to talk, chatter”), Saterland Frisian tätelje (“to talk nonsense, babble”), German Low German tatern (“to chatter”), Low German tateln, täteln (“to cackle, gabble”), English tattle. See also German Dodel and Dödel.
dodln (past participle dodlt)
infinitive | dodln | ||
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present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
1st person sing. | dodl | - | dodlad |
2nd person sing. | dodlst | - | dodladst |
3rd person sing. | dodlt | - | dodlad |
1st person plur. | dodln | - | dodladn |
2nd person plur. | dodlts | - | dodlats |
3rd person plur. | dodln | - | dodladn |
imperative sing. | dodl | ||
imperative plur. | dodlts | ||
past participle | dodlt |
dodln (past participle dodlt)
infinitive | dodln | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
1st person sing. | dodl | - | dodlad |
2nd person sing. | dodlst | - | dodladst |
3rd person sing. | dodlt | - | dodlad |
1st person plur. | dodln | - | dodladn |
2nd person plur. | dodlts | - | dodlats |
3rd person plur. | dodln | - | dodladn |
imperative sing. | dodl | ||
imperative plur. | dodlts | ||
past participle | dodlt |