wedel

American

[veyd-l] / ˈveɪd l /

verb (used without object)

to engage in wedeln.

Etymology

Origin of wedel

First recorded in 1960–65; back formation from wedeln

Vocabulary lists containing wedel

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The superstition seems to be old in Germany, for the full moon is spoken of as wadel, or wedel, a fagot.

From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

Dromm siedma no jetz an ma im mo inna, wenns wedel ist.

From Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

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