weibeln

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German weibeln, frequentative of weiben (“to move to and fro”), from Old High German weibōn, from a variant of Proto-West Germanic *waibijan (whence Dutch wuiven, English weave). The sense “to campaign” was influenced by the word Weibel (“kind of Swiss civil servant, usher”), itself derived from the above verb. === Verb === weibeln (weak, third-person singular present weibelt, past tense weibelte, past participle geweibelt, auxiliary haben) (Switzerland, often politics) to campaign, champion Synonyms: werben, sich einsetzen, engagieren, Klinken putzen für eine Sache weibeln ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (obsolete) to move to and fro, to wave, waggle, teeter Synonyms: wedeln, schwingen, wanken, schwanken, taumeln ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Weibeln Weibler Weibelei, Geweibel ==== Related terms ==== Weibel Feldwebel === References === === Further reading === “weibeln” in Duden online