From Middle High German vūlezen (originally “to rot”), which is derived from the predecessor of German faul (“rotten; lazy”) with an intensifying suffix -ezzen (see Proto-Germanic *-atjaną). Later on -n- was infixed, either caused by or causing an association with Lenz (“spring-time”, and hence “time of joy”). Compare also the expression ein lauer Lenz (“a period of idleness”).
faulenzen (weak, third-person singular present faulenzt, past tense faulenzte, past participle gefaulenzt, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | faulenzen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | faulenzend | ||||
| past participle | gefaulenzt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich faulenze | wir faulenzen | i | ich faulenze | wir faulenzen |
| du faulenzt | ihr faulenzt | du faulenzest | ihr faulenzet | ||
| er faulenzt | sie faulenzen | er faulenze | sie faulenzen | ||
| preterite | ich faulenzte | wir faulenzten | ii | ich faulenzte1 | wir faulenzten1 |
| du faulenztest | ihr faulenztet | du faulenztest1 | ihr faulenztet1 | ||
| er faulenzte | sie faulenzten | er faulenzte1 | sie faulenzten1 | ||
| imperative | faulenz (du) faulenze (du) |
faulenzt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
faulenzen (third-person singular present faulenzt, past participle gefaulenzt, auxiliary verb hunn)
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | faulenzen | |
| participle | gefaulenzt | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | faulenzen | — |
| 2nd singular | faulenz | faulenz |
| 3rd singular | faulenzt | — |
| 1st plural | faulenzen | — |
| 2nd plural | faulenzt | faulenzt |
| 3rd plural | faulenzen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||