געוואַלדעווען

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • גוואַלדעווען‎ (gvaldeven)

Etymology

געוואַלד‎ (gevald) +‎ ־עווען‎ (-even), perhaps with morphological (but not semantic) influence from Polish gwałtować.

Verb

געוואַלדעווען • (gevaldeven) (past participle געוואַלדעוועט‎ (gevaldevet))

  1. to shout for help

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • צעגעוואַלדעווען‎ (tsegevaldeven, “(reflexive) to make a commotion for a while”)
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