purzeln

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German purzeln, pürzeln, burzeln, iterative of burzen (to fall over). Doublet of Bürzel.

Pronunciation

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Verb

purzeln (weak, third-person singular present purzelt, past tense purzelte, past participle gepurzelt, auxiliary sein)

  1. to fall, to tumble

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Further reading

  • purzeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache