kertel

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See also: kértél

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the same stem as kerül +‎ -tel (frequentative verb-forming suffix).[1]

Verb

kertel

  1. (intransitive) to hedge (to evade the truth deliberately when answering questions)
    Synonyms: csűr-csavar; hebeg-habog; hímez-hámoz; kerülgeti, mint macska a forró kását; kibúvókat keres; kitér a válaszadás elől; köntörfalaz; mellébeszél; ötöl-hatol
    Ne kertelj, mondd meg az igazat!Don’t hedge, tell the truth!
Conjugation

Etymology 2

kert +‎ -el

Verb

kertel

  1. (transitive, dialectal, archaic) to fence (to build a fence around the garden) as in this nursery rhyme :
    Én kis kertet kerteltem, bazsarózsát ültettem.
    Szél, szél fújdogálja, eső, eső veregeti, hú!
    I fenced a little garden, I planted a peony,
    Wind, wind keeps blowing it gently, rain, rain keeps falling on it gently, huh!
Conjugation

References

  1. ^ kertel in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • (to hedge): kertel in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (to fence): kertel in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

kertel

  1. Alternative form of kirtel