fleddern

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɛdɐn/ === Etymology 1 === Said to be from thieves’ cant (Rotwelsch) fladdern (“to wash”). On the face of it, identity with etymology 2 below might also be considerable. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== fleddern (weak, third-person singular present fleddert, past tense fledderte, past participle gefleddert, auxiliary haben) to steal (clothes, valuables) from someone helpless, especially a corpse, but also a drunk person etc. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Leichenfledderer ===== Related terms ===== fladern === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German vlëderen (“to flutter”), older byform of vladeren, whence modern flattern (“to flutter”). ==== Verb ==== fleddern (weak, third-person singular present fleddert, past tense fledderte, past participle gefleddert, auxiliary haben) (rare or regional) to hurl, fling, especially a book or similar object that flutters during its movement Synonyms: schleudern, schmeißen, herumwerfen ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== fledern ===== Derived terms ===== zerfleddern ===== Related terms ===== flattern Fledermaus