suhlen

Significat (English)

1. to wallow (roll about in mud etc.)
2. to wallow (immerse oneself in, savour, relish, especially something perceived as negative)
3. (dialectal) to soil (to make dirty)

Synonyms

wälzen

schwelgen

herumwälzen

sich wälzen

schwelgen dem Laster frönen

sich suhlen

hin und her rollen

im Geld schwimmen

im Vergnügen schwelgen

Amb guionet com a

suh‧len

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈzuːlən/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from alt alemany mitjà: süln

Inherited from alt alemany antic: *sullen

Cognate with anglès: soil

In summary

From Middle High German süln, suln, soln, from Old High German *sullen, *solōn (attested in bisullen), from Proto-Germanic *sulwijaną, *sulwōną (“to soil, make dirty”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (“thick liquid”). Cognate with English soil.