killern

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪlɐn/

Etymology 1

Probably from Low German killern, apparently iterative of *killen, kiddeln, from Middle Low German kittelen, kētelen, from Old Saxon kitilōn, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną. For the phonetic development compare especially Danish kilde, kildre, Norwegian kile. Also cognate with German kitzeln, Dutch kietelen, English kittle.

Verb

killern (third-person singular simple present killert, past tense killerte, past participle gekillert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, regional) to tickle

Etymology 2

Denominal from Killer, short for Tintenkiller (ink eraser, literally ink killer).

Verb

killern (third-person singular simple present killert, past tense killerte, past participle gekillert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) to erase ink with an ink eraser

Conjugation

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