Probably borrowed from a Low German dialect. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
gniffelen
Conjugation of gniffelen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | gniffelen | |||
past singular | gniffelde | |||
past participle | gegniffeld | |||
infinitive | gniffelen | |||
gerund | gniffelen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | gniffel | gniffelde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | gniffelt, gniffel2 | gniffelde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | gniffelt | gniffelde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | gniffelt | gniffelde | ||
3rd person singular | gniffelt | gniffelde | ||
plural | gniffelen | gniffelden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | gniffele | gniffelde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | gniffelen | gniffelden | ||
imperative sing. | gniffel | |||
imperative plur.1 | gniffelt | |||
participles | gniffelend | gegniffeld | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |