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feilschen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German veilschen, from earlier veilsen, from Old High German *feilisōn, derived from feili, whence modern feil (vendible), which see.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ̯lʃən/, [ˈfaɪ̯l.ʃn̩], [-t͡ʃn̩], [-(t)ʃən]
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Verb

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feilschen (weak, third-person singular present feilscht, past tense feilschte, past participle gefeilscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to haggle [with um (+ accusative) ‘for something’]
    Synonyms: handeln, schachern
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to bid, make an offer for (some article)
    Synonyms: bieten, ein Angebot machen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • feilschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • feilschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • feilschen” in Duden online
  • feilschen” in OpenThesaurus.de