betteln

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German betelen, from Old High German betalōn, from Proto-West Germanic *bedulōn. Despite superficial similarities in both word shape and meaning, not related to English peddle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛtəln/, [ˈbɛtl̩n] Hyphenation: bet‧teln === Verb === betteln (weak, third-person singular present bettelt, past tense bettelte, past participle gebettelt, auxiliary haben) to beg (alms), to panhandle Synonym: fechten ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Betteln, Bettler, Bettelei ==== Related terms ==== an den Bettelstab bringen === Further reading === “betteln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “betteln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “betteln” in Duden online “betteln” in OpenThesaurus.de