brägeln

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German breglen. Of onomatopoetic origin.

Verb

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brägeln (weak, third-person singular present brägelt, past tense brägelte, past participle gebrägelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Alemannic, transitive) to sizzle, to fry in oil (esp. meat)
    Synonyms: brutzeln; (regional) schmurgeln
    • 1904 July 2, Kochschule und Ratgeber für Familie & Haus[1], volume 14, number 1, Zürich: Th. Schröter, page 14a:
      Sind die Knöpfli alle fertig gemacht, so übergießt man sie mit einer guten Zwiebelschwitze, oder sie werden in der Omelettenpfanne geprägelt. M. M. in A.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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