spülen

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to rinse or wash (dishes, clothes, etc.)
  2. (transitive, weak) (of waves, tides, etc.) to wash, to sweep (something off a boat, onto shore)
  3. (weak) to flush (esp. the toilet)
  4. (figuratively, weak) to wash, to sweep, to flush

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

abschwängge

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schwängge

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

spiele

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃpyːln̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German spüelen, from Old High German *spuolen (attested in Old High German irspuolen (“to wash”)), from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan.

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