rangeln

Meaning

1. (intransitive, weak) to jostle, scrap, wrestle (fight physically without dealing serious blows)
2. (figuratively, intransitive, weak) to jockey, wrangle for

Concepts

wrangle

respond

scrap

scuffle

tussle

Synonyms

streiten

balgen

kämpfen

raufen

ringen

schlagen

sträuben

tümmeln

sich balgen

ankämpfen

sich balgen{vr}

anstrengen

herumbalgen

einsetzen

Translations

forcejear

disputer

se chamailler

quereller

azzuffarsi

stiracchiarsi

voltolarsi

palevo

pelearse

forcejar

Dialects

Aargau

rompuusse

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁaŋl̩n/

Etymology

Cognate with English: wrangle

Cognate with Low German: wrangeln

In summary

18th century, from Low German, from Middle Low German rangelen (“to wrestle”), iterative of rangen, byform of wrangen (“to struggle”). Cognate with English wrangle. Related with German ringen (“to wring one's hands”), auswringen (“wring out”), from Proto-Germanic *wringaną. The irregular loss of initial w- in Middle Low German is due to influence by ringen (“to wrestle”), which is from a totally different root (Proto-Germanic *hringaną, related with Ring).