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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