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sollen.

to throw back and forth (of a ball)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsɔlə(n)/
  1. to throw back and forth (of a ball)

  2. to play, to mess

    We laten niet met ons sollen!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sollen, from Middle French soller (“to play a ball game”), from Old French soule (“wooden or leather ball”), of unclear ultimate origin but perhaps a Germanic borrowing, from Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ (“bump”), compare German Keule (“bat”) and Dutch kogel (“sphere-shaped object”).

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