meucheln
German
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German *mūhhilōn, from mūhhōn (“to ambush”), from Proto-Germanic *mukjaną. Compare English mitch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔɪ̯çl̩n/
(file) (file)
Verb
meucheln (weak, third-person singular present meuchelt, past tense meuchelte, past participle gemeuchelt, auxiliary haben)
- (dated) to assassinate, assassin
Conjugation
Conjugation of meucheln (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | meucheln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | meuchelnd | ||||
| past participle | gemeuchelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich meuchle ich meuchele ich meuchel |
wir meucheln | i | ich meuchele ich meuchle |
wir meucheln |
| du meuchelst | ihr meuchelt | du meuchelest du meuchlest |
ihr meuchelet ihr meuchlet | ||
| er meuchelt | sie meucheln | er meuchele er meuchle |
sie meucheln | ||
| preterite | ich meuchelte | wir meuchelten | ii | ich meuchelte1 | wir meuchelten1 |
| du meucheltest | ihr meucheltet | du meucheltest1 | ihr meucheltet1 | ||
| er meuchelte | sie meuchelten | er meuchelte1 | sie meuchelten1 | ||
| imperative | meuchle (du) meuchel (du) meuchele (du) |
meuchelt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of meucheln (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “meucheln” in Duden online
- “meucheln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “meucheln” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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