hobbelen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From hobben (“to hobble, move back and forth”) +‎ -elen; compare English hobble. Ultimately of onomatopoeic origin, and thus often linked to other similar, likely ultimately onomatopoeic words such as huppen, hoppen (“to hop”), huppelen and hompelen. Not related to the noun hobbel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɔ.bə.lə(n)/ Rhymes: -ɔbələn === Verb === hobbelen (intransitive) to lurch, hobble ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “hobbelen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute