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branler.

to shake

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/bʁɑ̃.le/

  1. to shake

    transitive

  2. to do (some work)

    transitive · vulgar
    Comme il n'a rien branlé, il reste encore la moitié du boulot à faire.

  3. to do

    slang · transitive · vulgar
    Qu'est-ce que tu branles ?

  4. to masturbate (another person)

    slang · transitive · vulgar
    Il m'a branlé, puis j'ai joui.

  5. to masturbate

    reflexive · slang · vulgar
    Samedi je vais me branler toute la journée.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French bransler, from Old French bransler (“to shake (a sword at), move”), a contracted form of brandeler (“to wobble”), from Vulgar Latin *brandus (“firebrand, flaming sword, sword”), ultimately from Frankish *brand (“sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“burning, flash, firebrand, flaming sword”). Compare brandish. The supposed intermediary form, Late Latin *brandulare, also from Proto-West Germanic *brand (“sword”), is unlikely given that the suffix -ulāre had already fallen into disuse (i.e. was no longer productive) at the time of borrowing.

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