faseln

German

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps related to Norwegian and Swedish fjas (“chatter”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːzl̩n/
  • Hyphenation: fa‧seln
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Verb

faseln (weak, third-person singular present faselt, past tense faselte, past participle gefaselt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal, derogatory) to ramble, to drivel
    • 1832, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil [Faust, Part Two]‎:
      Da stehen sie umher und staunen, / Vertrauen nicht dem hohen Fund; / Der eine faselt von Alraunen, / Der andre von dem schwarzen Hund.
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Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “faseln” in Duden online
  • “faseln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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