prellen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German prellen (“to hit, push with force, move quickly”), of obscure ultimate origin, but perhaps imitative. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpʁɛlən/ Hyphenation: prel‧len === Verb === prellen (weak, third-person singular present prellt, past tense prellte, past participle geprellt, auxiliary haben) to bruise; to bash (part of one's body) to trick (someone) out of; to bilk [with um (+ accusative) ‘something’ and dative ‘from someone’] to not pay (a bill) (electronics, sports) to bounce (historical, bloodsports) to toss (a fox into the air using a sling) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Prellung Zechpreller === Further reading === “prellen” in Duden online “prellen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)