ballern

== German == === Etymology === From Late Middle High German bollern, from Middle Low German balderen, (with Low German -ld- → -ll-). Compare Dutch bolderen and bulderen. However, independent onomatopoeia is equally possible. The football sense via “to shoot” and through secondary association with Ball (“ball”). See also Bollerwagen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbalɐn/ === Verb === ballern (weak, third-person singular present ballert, past tense ballerte, past participle geballert, auxiliary haben) to bang (make a loud, dull sound) (colloquial) to shoot, particularly: to be trigger-happy (soccer) to hammer (shoot hard) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ballern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “ballern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.