giecheln
German Low German
Etymology
Uncertain. Compare Dutch giechelen. Compare also Middle Low German gîgelen (“to play the fiddle”), Middle High German gickelen (“to mock, make fun of”), Old High German kichezzen (“to laugh”), Old High German irgickezzen (“to shout, shriek”) (whence modern German gicksen).
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