giechelen

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === gichelen, giegelen, giggelen ghichelen (obsolete) === Etymology === Origin obscure. Likely from Middle Dutch gijgen (“to pant, wheeze, giggle”) +‎ -elen. Compare German Low German giechelen (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), Middle High German gickelen (“to ridicule, mock”), Old High German kichezzen (“to laugh”), German gicksen (“to shriek, shrill”). All of these words are likely ultimate of imitative origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣi.xə.lə(n)/ Hyphenation: gie‧che‧len === Verb === giechelen to giggle ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gegiechel giechel