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fleddern.

to steal (clothes, valuables) from someone helpless, especially a corpse, but also a drunk person etc.

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈflɛdɐn/
  1. to steal (clothes, valuables) from someone helpless, especially a corpse, but also a drunk person etc.

    weak
Where this word comes from

Said to be from thieves’ cant (Rotwelsch) fladdern (“to wash”). On the face of it, identity with etymology 2 below might also be considerable.

verb/ˈflɛdɐn/
  1. to hurl, fling, especially a book or similar object that flutters during its movement

    rare · regional · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vlëderen (“to flutter”), older byform of vladeren, whence modern flattern (“to flutter”).

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