what does "knuddel" mean?

[Your Name]

My girlfriend gave me the nickname of "knuddel" but hasn't been able to
give me a translation of it. I looked in every German-English dictionary I
have been able to get my hands on and haven't even seen it! Would someone
please be so kind as to give me a translation of this word.

Thanks,
John

[twa...@airmail.net]

it kind of sort of means something like you sweetie or something like
that.
Where is your girlfriend from? The reason I ask is 'cause I am german
too, and haven't heard that word in a long time.

On Tue, 02 Dec 1997 16:23:01 -0600, jtc...@comp.uark.edu (Your Name)
wrote:

[Holger Laux]

jtc...@comp.uark.edu (Your Name) wrote:

> My girlfriend gave me the nickname of "knuddel" but hasn't been able to
>give me a translation of it. I looked in every German-English dictionary I
>have been able to get my hands on and haven't even seen it! Would someone
>please be so kind as to give me a translation of this word.

"knuddeln" is a colloquial word for the verb "to cuddle" (note the
similarity!). A cute looking fury toy is often described as
"knuddelig".

So, your girlfriend obviously likes to cuddle you. :-)

Holger

[car...@flash.net]

John (jtc...@comp.uark.edu) wrote:

> My girlfriend gave me the nickname of "knuddel" but hasn't been able to
>give me a translation of it. I looked in every German-English dictionary I
>have been able to get my hands on and haven't even seen it! Would someone
>please be so kind as to give me a translation of this word.
>

>Thanks,
>John

Is it possible that the word is actually "knödel" [knoedel]? It may
be that the "o-umlaut" sounds like a "u" to the (non-German?)
listener. Not sure about the rest of Germany, but around Munich,
"[der] knödel" is a "dumpling". In America, sweethearts have called
each other "my little dumpling" for a long time.
--carlos

[Arthur W Rose]

In article <78FB044383755EFC.CF8A063DAA1BD41F.BFDAFC6C88DA8DDA@library-
proxy.airnews.net>, twa...@airmail.net writes

>it kind of sort of means something like you sweetie or something like
>that.
>Where is your girlfriend from? The reason I ask is 'cause I am german
>too, and haven't heard that word in a long time.
>
>
>On Tue, 02 Dec 1997 16:23:01 -0600, jtc...@comp.uark.edu (Your Name)

>wrote:
>
>> My girlfriend gave me the nickname of "knuddel" but hasn't been able to
>>give me a translation of it. I looked in every German-English dictionary I
>>have been able to get my hands on and haven't even seen it! Would someone
>>please be so kind as to give me a translation of this word.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>John

John, you must be a lucky bloke. "knuddeln" simply means "to cuddle",so
"knuddel" is a person one wants to cuddle. I think it is used mainly in
northern parts of Germany. It has another meaning: "to crease". But I
don't think this applies here. Anyway, hope you get lots of knuddels ...
:-)
--
Arthur W Rose
Mentor Language Service Ltd., UK
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[Magic]

i hope I can help...
well knuddel can be used as both a noun and a verb. As a verb it refers to
cuddeling. As a noun it is sort of like a Teddy Bear you can cuddle. You
are my Knuddel could therefore be translated as you are my cuddler ...
I don't think there is a direct translation for it...but basically that's
what it means.

[Helmut Richter]

"Magic" <men...@cyberspace.org> writes:

>i hope I can help...
>well knuddel can be used as both a noun and a verb. As a verb it refers to
>cuddeling. As a noun it is sort of like a Teddy Bear you can cuddle. You
>are my Knuddel could therefore be translated as you are my cuddler ...

or the cuddlee ?

>I don't think there is a direct translation for it...but basically that's
>what it means.

Helmut

[jennifer chong]

On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Your Name wrote:

> My girlfriend gave me the nickname of "knuddel" but hasn't been able to
> give me a translation of it. I looked in every German-English dictionary I
> have been able to get my hands on and haven't even seen it! Would someone
> please be so kind as to give me a translation of this word.
>
> Thanks,
> John

i would translate it as a "hug" or "to hug". not to cuddle, which i would
translate as "schmusen".

-jen

[heavenofsoun...@gmail.com]

Hi,
Jennifer is right!
To "knuddel" is more to be translated as to hug than to cuddle.
The word "knuddel" is often used in Switzerland as well as in Germany (I come from) and is used in the context of hugging a close friend. It generally is not used for intimately hugging your girl or boy friend, which would be "schmusen".

Best, Rainer