rappeln

Meaning

to rattle, to clatter

Concepts

rattle

jiggle

Etymology

From Old Norse hrapa (“to fall, rush headlong, hurry, hasten”). Compare Luxembourgish rabbelen, Danish rappe (“to make haste”), Swedish rappa (“to strike, beat, rap”), English rap.

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