geißeln

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

By surface analysis, Geißel (scourge) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɪ̯sl̩n/
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Verb

geißeln (weak, third-person singular present geißelt, past tense geißelte, past participle gegeißelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to whip, to scourge, to flagellate
  2. to castigate

Conjugation

Further reading

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