fisseln

== German == === Alternative forms === fieseln === Etymology === Borrowed from East Central German and Low German fi(e)sseln, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related with Middle High German visel (“fibre, thin thread”), itself possibly related with German Faser (“fibre”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪzəln/, [ˈfɪzəln], [ˈfɪzl̩n] === Verb === fisseln (weak, third-person singular present fisselt, past tense fisselte, past participle gefisselt, auxiliary haben) (chiefly impersonal) to drizzle or flurry: to rain or snow lightly ==== Usage notes ==== Used impersonally with es in the same way as in English ‘it rains’. Other forms are rare or nonexistent. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “fisseln” in Duden online “fisseln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache