spartelen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch spartelen. Compare Old High German spratalon. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term, particularly: === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspɑr.tə.lə(n)/ Rhymes: -ɑrtələn Hyphenation: spar‧te‧len === Verb === spartelen to flounce, to flounder (to flop around) to squirm, writhe ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “spartelen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute