branler

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French bransler, from Old French bransler (“to shake (a sword at), move”), a contracted form of brandeler (“to wobble”), from Vulgar Latin *brandus (“firebrand, flaming sword, sword”), ultimately from Frankish *brand (“sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“burning, flash, firebrand, flaming sword”). Compare brandish. The supposed intermediary form, Late Latin *brandulare, also from Proto-West Germanic *brand (“sword”), is unlikely given that the suffix -ulāre had already fallen into disuse (i.e. was no longer productive) at the time of borrowing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁɑ̃.le/ === Verb === branler (transitive) to shake (transitive, vulgar) to do (some work) (transitive, vulgar, slang) to do Synonyms: foutre, glander, fabriquer (transitive, vulgar, slang) to masturbate (another person) (reflexive, vulgar, slang) to masturbate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “branler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “branler”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “branler” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.