"Bengel" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Bengel.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German bengel, from Old High German *bengil (“club", "stick", "hammer”), from Proto-West Germanic *bangil, from Proto-Germanic *bangilaz (“club, hammer”), from Proto-Germanic *bang- (“to beat”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|bengel}} Middle High German bengel, {{inh|de|goh|*bengil||club", "stick", "hammer}} Old High German *bengil (“club", "stick", "hammer”), {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*bangil}} Proto-West Germanic *bangil, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*bangilaz||club, hammer}} Proto-Germanic *bangilaz (“club, hammer”), {{der|de|gem-pro|*bang-||to beat}} Proto-Germanic *bang- (“to beat”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Bengel m (strong, genitive Bengels, plural Bengel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Bengels [genitive], Bengel [plural], strong [table-tags], Bengel [nominative, singular], Bengel [definite, nominative, plural], Bengels [genitive, singular], Bengel [definite, genitive, plural], Bengel [dative, singular], Bengeln [dative, definite, plural], Bengel [accusative, singular], Bengel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (archaic) a club wielded as a weapon Tags: archaic, masculine, strong Synonyms: Keule, Kolbe
    Sense id: en-Bengel-de-noun-4q297KbV Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 81 10 9
  2. a young rascal Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Bengel-de-noun-rZ1o3mmY
  3. (derogatory or endearing) a knave, a boy Tags: derogatory, endearing, masculine, strong Synonyms: Knabe
    Sense id: en-Bengel-de-noun-mcqOmSRr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bengelhaft
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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