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wriggeln — wriggeln, wriggen ↑ Rist … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
wriggen — wriggeln, wriggen ↑ Rist … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Wriggle — Wrig gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wriggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wriggling}.] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka, Dan. vrikke.] To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wriggled — Wriggle Wrig gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wriggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wriggling}.] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka, Dan. vrikke.] To move the body to and fro with short, writhing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wriggling — Wriggle Wrig gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wriggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wriggling}.] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka, Dan. vrikke.] To move the body to and fro with short, writhing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wriggle — I. verb (wriggled; wriggling) Etymology: Middle English, from or akin to Middle Low German wriggeln to wriggle; akin to Old English wrigian to turn more at wry Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to move the body or a bodily part to and fro… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wer- — I. wer 1 To raise, lift, hold suspended. Oldest form *ə₂wer . 1. Basic form *awer . aorta, arsis, arterio , arteriole, artery; meteor, from Greek āeirein, to raise, and … Universalium
frickeln — frickelntrintr sichmitkleinenDingeneifrigbeschäftigen;eineschwierige,kleinlicheSachebewerkstelligen.Fußtaufniederd»wrickeln,wriggeln=hin undherbewegen«.19.Jh … Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache
wriggle — wrig|gle1 [ˈrıgəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Middle Low German wriggeln] 1.) to twist your body from side to side with small quick movements ▪ Stop wriggling and let me put your T shirt on. wriggle under/through/into ▪ He wriggled … Dictionary of contemporary English
Rist — »Hand , Fußgelenk; Hand , Fußrücken; Halsgelenk an der Schulter des Pferdes«: Das altgerm. Wort mhd. rist, mnd. wrist, engl. wrist, schwed. vrist gehört im Sinne von »Dreher, Drehpunkt« (der Hand, des Fußes) zu der germ. Wortgruppe von aengl.… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
