veräppeln

German

Etymology

Pertaining to Appel (apple), Central and Low German form of standard Apfel. The motivation is unclear and possibly secondary. Perhaps derived from Middle Low German āpen (to tease) from āpe (ape, monkey).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɐˈʔɛpl̩n/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧äp‧peln

Verb

veräppeln (third-person singular simple present veräppelt, past tense veräppelte, past participle veräppelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to kid someone, to have someone on

Conjugation

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