suhlen

Meaning

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

Concepts

wallow

Synonyms

wälzen

schwelgen

herumwälzen

sich wälzen

schwelgen dem Laster frönen

sich suhlen

hin und her rollen

im Geld schwimmen

im Vergnügen schwelgen

Translations

souiller

vautrer

voltolarsi

zwelgen

revolcarse

çamurda yuvarlanmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzuːlən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: süln

Inherited from Old High German: *sullen

Cognate with English: 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.