lottern

lottern

German

Etymology

From Old High German lotar. Related to liederlich and Old English loddere (beggar)[1]. Possibly related to English loiter (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔtɐn/
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Verb

lottern (weak, third-person singular present lottert, past tense lotterte, past participle gelottert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, dated) to loiter, to indulge

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References

  1. ^ Kluge, Friedrich (1989), “Lotter-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 22:449

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