hampeln

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Low German. The form is a variation of Middle Low German ampeln (“to make inept movements in order to reach something”), probably under the influence of cognate forms of humpeln (“to hobble”) and/or hüpfen (“to hop”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhampəln/ Hyphenation: ham‧peln === Verb === hampeln (weak, third-person singular present hampelt, past tense hampelte, past participle gehampelt, auxiliary haben or sein) to jump about to fidget ==== Usage notes ==== The auxiliary sein is used if someone is moving in a direction in a fidgeting way, otherwise the auxiliary haben is used. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Hampelmann ==== Further reading ==== “hampeln” in Duden online “hampeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache