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nageln.

to nail (to hammer or drive a nail into something)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈnaːɡl̩n//ˈnaːɡəln/
  1. to nail (to hammer or drive a nail into something)

    weak
  2. to nail (of a male, to have sexual intercourse with a female)

    vulgar · weak
  3. to produce a knocking sound

    weak
    der Motor nagelt
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German nagelen, from Old High German nagalen, negilen, from Proto-West Germanic *naglijan, from Proto-Germanic *naglijaną. Equivalent to Nagel + -n.

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