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Händel
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Handel handel
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈhɛndl̩/
de De-Händel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
Considered to be the plural of de Handel m
Noun
p
de obsolete fighting, quarrelling
de Er sucht Händel. He wants to pick a fight.
de 1788 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Egmont act 2 scene 1 Um eine Kanne Bier bezahlt zu kriegen, fangen sie Händel an, die viel tausend Menschen unglücklich machen. To be paid one jug of beer, they start quarrels, which will bring misfortune to thousands of people.
de 1801 Friedrich Schiller Maria Stuart act 4 scene 4 Was unterfangt Ihr Euch, / In Euren blut'gen Frevel mich zu flechten? / Verteidigt Eure bösen Händel selbst! Do you venture / to get me involved with your bloody atrocity? / Defend your evil quarrel on your own!
Vor dem Tor Nach Burgdorf kommt herauf, gewiß dort findet ihr / Die schönsten Mädchen und das beste Bier, / Und Händel von der ersten Sorte. Come up to Burgdorf, there you'll surely find / the fairest maidens and best of beers / and brawling of the foremost kind.
Declension
p
Etymology 2
Proper noun
surname
de given names derived from a pet form of de Hans, from de Johannes John
de music more specifically George Frideric Handel born Georg Friederich Händel (1685-1759), German-British composer
Further reading
Handel_Zwist_Hader_Differenz
Haendel_Streit
Handel
Handel