ekeln

== German == === Etymology === 15th century, from Middle Low German ēgelen, ēchelen, ēkelen, from Old Saxon *eglan, from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan (related to English ail). The -k- then likely through influence of Middle Low German ēken, āken (“to suppurate”), from Old Saxon *akan (related to English ache); compare Dutch akelig. An alternative theory sees in the now archaic adjective ekel a northern variant of heikel (“delicate”), but the association between both forms may be secondary. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːkəln/, [ˈeːkəln], [ˈeːkl̩n] === Verb === ekeln (weak, third-person singular present ekelt, past tense ekelte, past participle geekelt, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to be disgusted [with vor (+ dative) ‘by something’] (more formal, transitive) to disgust Synonym: anwidern ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== anekeln rausekeln verekeln wegekeln fortekeln ==== Related terms ==== Ekel === Further reading === “ekeln” in Duden online “ekeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache