boßeln

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bōzeln, iterative of bōzen (“to hit, strike; to play skittles”), from Old High German bōzan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to strike”). Cognate with English beat, which see. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboːsəln/, [ˈboːsl̩n] === Verb === boßeln (weak, third-person singular present boßelt, past tense boßelte, past participle geboßelt, auxiliary haben) (obsolete) to play skittles or ninepins Synonym: kegeln (Northern Germany) to play the ballgame of Boßeln, a form of road bowling in which a predetermined distance of several kilometres must be covered with a minimum number of throws Synonym: (strictly a related game, but sometimes used interchangeably) klootschießen ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “boßeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “boßeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon