feilschen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German veilschen, from earlier veilsen, from Old High German *feilisōn, derived from feili, whence modern feil (“vendible”), which see. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯lʃən/, [ˈfaɪ̯l.ʃn̩], [-t͡ʃn̩], [-(t)ʃən] === Verb === feilschen (weak, third-person singular present feilscht, past tense feilschte, past participle gefeilscht, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to haggle [with um (+ accusative) ‘for something’] Synonyms: handeln, schachern (transitive, obsolete) to bid, make an offer for (some article) Synonyms: bieten, ein Angebot machen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Feilschen, Gefeilsche, Feilscherei Feilscher === Further reading === “feilschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “feilschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “feilschen” in Duden online “feilschen” in OpenThesaurus.de