frohlocken
C1to gloat / exult / rejoice
- English meaning
- to gloat / exult / rejoice
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
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frohlocken in a sentence
Er frohlockete über seinen großen Sieg im Wettbewerb.
He exulted over his great victory in the competition.
Conjugation of frohlocken
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- frohlockte
- Perfect
- hat frohlockt
Word family
frohlocken is built from froh (happy). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where frohlocken comes from
etymologisch: von spätmittelhochdeutsch vrōlocken; der zweite Bestandteil locken geht wohl auf löcken in der ursprüngliche Bedeutung „vor Freude springen“ zurück :strukturell:
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How do you conjugate frohlocken?
Present tense: frohlocke, frohlockst, frohlockt, frohlocken, frohlockt, frohlocken. Simple past: frohlockte. Perfect: hat frohlockt.
What does frohlocken mean in English?
frohlocken means "to gloat / exult / rejoice". For example: "Er frohlockete über seinen großen Sieg im Wettbewerb." — "He exulted over his great victory in the competition."
What level is frohlocken in German?
frohlocken is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the happiness & joy vocabulary.
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