peilen

• pegelen (archaic)

From Middle Dutch pēgelen. Equivalent to peil +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛi̯lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: pei‧len
• Homophone: pijlen
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯lən

peilen

1. (transitive) to fathom, by casting a lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water
2. (transitive, by extension) to test, probe, get the feel of
3. (transitive, by extension) to poll

Conjugation of peilen (weak)
infinitive	peilen
past singular	peilde
past participle	gepeild
infinitive	peilen
gerund	peilen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	peil	peilde
2nd person sing. (jij)	peilt, peil2	peilde
2nd person sing. (u)	peilt	peilde
2nd person sing. (gij)	peilt	peilde
3rd person singular	peilt	peilde
plural	peilen	peilden
subjunctive sing.1	peile	peilde
subjunctive plur.1	peilen	peilden
imperative sing.	peil
imperative plur.1	peilt
participles	peilend	gepeild
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

• Afrikaans: peil
• → Papiamentu: peilu

peilen

1. plural of peil

• liepen

From German Low German peilen, from Middle Low German peylen, pēgelen, pegelen (“to measure water depth”), from pēgel, pegel (“level, water guage”); cognate with German Low German Pegel, the noun which has given Standard High German German Pegel (“level, water depth”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪlən/

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• Hyphenation: pei‧len

peilen (weak, third-person singular present peilt, past tense peilte, past participle gepeilt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, nautical) to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of
2. (transitive, colloquial) to understand, grasp

• anpeilen
• verpeilen
• Peilung

• “peilen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “peilen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “peilen” in Duden online