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

• 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