hekelen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈɦeː.kə.lə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to heckle, to comb with a hackle (heckling comb)
- (transitive) to denounce, criticize (publicly)
- (transitive) to satirise, to lampoon
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch hēkelen.
Origin
Middle Dutch
hēkelen
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dicht Dutch, Flemish
- hekeldicht Dutch, Flemish
- hēkelen Middle Dutch