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单词 gammeln
释义

gammeln

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaməln/, [ˈɡaməln], [ˈɡaml̩n]
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Low German and Middle Low German gamelen, from Old Saxon *gamal (attested in the past participle gigamalōd), from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz (weak, old).

Cognate to Old English gamolian. The verb pertains to an adjective meaning “old” attested in Middle Dutch gamel, Old English gamol, Old Norse gamall (whence forms in all modern Scandinavian languages).

Verb

gammeln (weak, third-person singular present gammelt, past tense gammelte, past participle gegammelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (of food, figurative) To become old; to rot.
    Das Brot von letzter Woche gammelt im Schrank.
    Last week’s bread is rotting in the cupboard.
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • Gammel
  • gammelig
  • vergammeln

Etymology 2

Originally a southern German dialect word. Derived from Middle High German gamel, variant of gamen (amusement), from Old High German gaman, from Proto-West Germanic *gaman. Related to English game.

Verb

gammeln (weak, third-person singular present gammelt, past tense gammelte, past participle gegammelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal) To bum around; to do nothing productive; to be idle; to live the life of a hobo.
    Nach der Schule hab ich zwei Jahre nur gegammelt.
    After finishing school I haven't done anything productive for two years.
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • Gammler
  • herumgammeln

Further reading

  • gammeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • gammeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • gammeln” in Duden online
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