stolpern

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German

Etymology

Iterative verb form of archaic stopeln (to be stiff), according to Kluge, an imitative verb similar to holpern.

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  • Hyphenation: stol‧pern

Verb

stolpern (weak, third-person singular present stolpert, past tense stolperte, past participle gestolpert, auxiliary sein)

  1. to stumble, to trip
    über etwas stolpernto trip over something
  2. (figurative, colloquial) to stumble across

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