kokeln

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German

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Etymology

North and East Central German variant of gaukeln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːkl̩n/
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Verb

kokeln (weak, third-person singular present kokelt, past tense kokelte, past participle gekokelt, auxiliary haben) (Northern Germany)

  1. (intransitive) to play with fire; to handle fire unsafely
    Synonym: zündeln
    • 1943, Hans Fallada, “Porträt meiner Kinder”, in Heute bei uns zu Haus:
      »Oh, Papa, wirklich? Was machen wir denn?« Ich beuge mich zu ihr und flüstere in ihr Ohr: »Wir kokeln –!« Einen Augenblick sieht sie mich verständnislos an. Dann kommt ihr die Erinnerung an das vorige Jahr. Dies wird also einer der ganz großen ländlichen Festtage: wir kokeln! Einmal im Jahr kokelt Papa mit ihr, er kokelt ganze Berge an!
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  2. (intransitive) to smolder

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