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wallen.

to move violently, to seethe (of boiling liquid)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to move violently, to seethe (of boiling liquid)

    intransitive · weak
    Wenn die Milch im Topf zu wallen beginnt, kocht sie schnell über.
  2. to roil (of the sea)

    formal · intransitive · weak
  3. to undulate, to flutter, to palpitate

    formal · weak
  4. to move (somewhere) while undulating, to billow, to flow

    formal · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wallen, from Old High German wallan (“spin, twist, dance”), from Proto-West Germanic *wallan, from Proto-Germanic *wallaną. Cognate with English to well up.

verb
  1. to walk solemnly, to walk with a measured pace

    formal · humorous · weak
  2. to go on a pilgrimage

    archaic · weak
    Noch heute wallen viele gläubige Katholiken regelmäßig nach Lourdes.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wallen, from Old High German wallōn (“move in random, be unstable”), from Proto-West Germanic *wallan, from Proto-Germanic *wallaną, related to Frankish *wallōn (“to surge; well up; bubble over; roll about”).

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