dodln

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Bavarian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German todern (to mumble, stutter), ultimately from an onomatopoetic root. Compare countless variations of this root: German totteln, dottern, dattern (to stutter), German tatteln (to chatter), Dutch tatelen, tateren (to talk, chatter), Saterland Frisian tätelje (to talk nonsense, babble), German Low German tatern (to chatter), Low German tateln, täteln (to cackle, gabble), English tattle. See also German Dodel and Dödel.

Verb[edit]

dodln (past participle dodlt)

  1. to act like an idiot
  2. (archaic) to stutter, to stammer
  3. (archaic) to chatter
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

dodln (past participle dodlt)

  1. Alternative spelling of todln
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