• maucheln(obsolete)

16th century, possiblyinherited fromMiddle High German*miucheln, *mūcheln, fromOld High German*mūhhilōn, iterative ofmūhhōn(“to lurk, ambush”), fromProto-Germanic*mūkōną. The earlier existence of the iterative verb is ascertained by derivatives such as Middle High Germanmiucheler,mūcheler, Old High Germanmūhhilāri(“bandit”). The modern form is either an unattested inheritance or a backformation from those derivatives. Related withEnglishmitch.

• IPA^(key):/ˈmɔʏ̯çəln/,[ˈmɔʏ̯.çl̩n]

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• Hyphenation:meu‧cheln

meucheln (weak,third-person singular presentmeuchelt,past tensemeuchelte,past participlegemeuchelt,auxiliaryhaben)

1. (dated) tokillsecretly and/ortreacherously, toassassinate
2. (obsolete) tosneak, to do (anything) in secret

• Meucheln,Meuchler,Meuchelung,Meuchelei,Gemeuchel
• meuchelnd,gemeuchelt
• meuchlings

• Meuchelpuffer,Meuchelmesser
• Meucheltat,Meuchelmord,Meuchelmörder
• metzeln

• “meucheln” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “meucheln” inDeutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “meucheln” inDuden online