boßeln

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bōzeln, iterative of bōzen (to hit, strike; to play skittles), from Old High German bōzan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (to strike), from Proto-Indo-European *bhaw-. Cognate with English beat, which see.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːsəln/, [ˈboːsl̩n]

Verb

boßeln (third-person singular simple present boßelt, past tense boßelte, past participle geboßelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (obsolete) to play skittles or ninepins
  2. (Northern Germany) to play the ballgame of Boßeln, a form of road bowling in which a predetermined distance of several kilometres must be covered with a minimum number of throws

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (play skittles): kegeln
  • (play Boßeln): klootschießen (strictly a related game, but sometimes used interchangeably)
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