besudeln

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), besodeln, besodelen, equivalent to be- +‎ Sudel (“puddle; muck”), from Middle Low German sudde (“swamp; marsh”). Akin to Middle High German sutte (“puddle; mudhole”), Old English ġesyd (“wallowing hole”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈzuːdl̩n/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːdl̩n

Verb

besudeln (weak, third-person singular present besudelt, past tense besudelte, past participle besudelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to sully

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants
  • → Dutch: bezoedelen
    • Afrikaans: besoedel

Further reading
  • “besudeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “besudeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “besudeln” in Duden online
  • “besudeln” in OpenThesaurus.de
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