lästern

Meaning

  1. to blaspheme against
  2. to gossip, usually in a disdainful way; to bitch about; to speak ill of someone behind their back

Frequency

29k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

hächle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

leschtere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɛstɐn/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German lestern, lastern, from Old High German lastarōn, derived from laster (“abuse, revilement”). Analysable as Laster + -n.

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