weibeln

German

Etymology

From Middle High German weibeln, frequentative of weiben (to move to and fro),[1] from Old High German weibōn, from a variant of Proto-West Germanic *waibijan (whence Dutch wuiven, English weave). The sense “to campaign” was influenced by the word Weibel (kind of Swiss civil servant, usher), itself derived from the above verb.

Verb

weibeln (weak, third-person singular present weibelt, past tense weibelte, past participle geweibelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Switzerland, often politics) to campaign, champion
    Synonyms: werben, sich einsetzen, engagieren, Klinken putzen
    für eine Sache weibeln(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (obsolete) to move to and fro, to wave, waggle, teeter
    Synonyms: wedeln, schwingen, wanken, schwanken, taumeln

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Derived terms

References

  1. weibeln” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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