geißeln

C1

to scourge / whip Scourge = to beat someone with a whip as a punishment

English meaning
to scourge / whip Scourge = to beat someone with a whip as a punishment

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geißeln in a sentence

Der Diktator ließ seine Gegner geißeln.

The dictator had his opponents scourged.

Conjugation of geißeln

ichgeißle
dugeißelst
er/sie/esgeißelt
wirgeißeln
ihrgeißelt
sie/Siegeißeln
Simple past (er/sie/es)
geißelte
Perfect
hat gegeißelt

Where geißeln comes from

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Words that go with geißeln

Questions about geißeln

How do you conjugate geißeln?

Present tense: geißle, geißelst, geißelt, geißeln, geißelt, geißeln. Simple past: geißelte. Perfect: hat gegeißelt.

What does geißeln mean in English?

geißeln means "to scourge / whip Scourge = to beat someone with a whip as a punishment". For example: "Der Diktator ließ seine Gegner geißeln." — "The dictator had his opponents scourged."

What level is geißeln in German?

geißeln is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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