sollen

Meaning

1. to throw back and forth (of a ball)
2. to play, to mess

Concepts

bugger about

Synonyms

ervaren

rijden

varen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɔlə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: sollen

Cognate with German: Keule

Cognate with Dutch: kogel

In summary

From Middle Dutch sollen, from Middle French soller (“to play a ball game”), from Old French soule (“wooden or leather ball”), of unclear ultimate origin but perhaps a Germanic borrowing, from Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ (“bump”), compare German Keule (“bat”) and Dutch kogel (“sphere-shaped object”).