zänggeln

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German

Etymology

Compare Alemannic German zänggle.

Verb

zänggeln (weak, third-person singular present zänggelt, past tense zänggelte, past participle gezänggelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (rare, Switzerland) to taunt, provoke
    • 1918, Meinrad Lienert, ‘Das Goldene Tor’, Zürcher Sagen:
      Sie lächelte den erstaunten Knaben an und begann ihn mit dem goldenen Ring an ihrer Hand anzulocken und zu zänggeln.
      She smiled at the astonished boy, and began to taunt and provoke him with the golden ring on her hand.

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