stöbern

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtøːbɐn/
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  • Hyphenation: stö‧bern

Etymology 1

From Middle High German stöuber (hound), derived from stöuben (to scare up, flush out), factitive of stieben. Compare stieben, Danish støve.

Verb

stöbern (weak, third-person singular present stöbert, past tense stöberte, past participle gestöbert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to browse, to rummage
    Wonach stöberst du in meinen Sachen?
    What are you rummaging for in my things?
    • 2007, Dirk Sutro, Jazz für Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 21:
      Und trotzdem hat Jazz eine kleine, eingeschworene Fangemeinde, die geduldig in Plattenläden oder im Internet stöbert und Livekonzerte besucht.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Derived terms
  • Stöberhund

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Low German stobern, iterative of stowen, stöben (blow around like dust).

Verb

stöbern (weak, third-person singular present stöbert, past tense stöberte, past participle gestöbert, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (regional, impersonal) to snow [auxiliary haben]
  2. (regional) to blow around [auxiliary sein]
  3. (Southern German) to clean up [auxiliary haben]
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