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suhlen.

to wallow (roll about in mud etc.)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈzuːlən/
  1. to wallow (roll about in mud etc.)

    reflexive · weak
  2. to wallow (immerse oneself in, savour, relish, especially something perceived as negative)

    figuratively · reflexive · weak
    sich in Selbstmitleid suhlen
  3. to soil (to make dirty)

    dialectal · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German süln, suln, soln, from Old High German *sullen, *solōn (attested in bisullen), from Proto-West Germanic *sulwijan, from Proto-Germanic *sulwijaną (“to soil, make dirty”), from Proto-Germanic *sulwō, from Proto-Germanic *sulą (“mud”). Cognate with English sully.

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