wies

wies (partitive Wieses, comparative wieser, superlative 't wieste)

Wieses (partitive)
wieser (comparative)
't wieste (superlative)
heë is wies (masculine predicative singular)
zie is wies (feminine predicative singular)
't is wies (neuter predicative singular)
zie zunt wies (plural predicative)
wiese (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
wiese (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
wies (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
wiese (nominative plural strong without-article)
wieses (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
wieser (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
wieses (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
wieser (genitive plural strong without-article)
wiesem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
wieser (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
wiesem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
wiesen (dative plural strong without-article)
wiesen (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
wiese (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
wies (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
wiese (accusative plural strong without-article)
d'r wiese (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
de wiese (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
't wiese (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
de wiese (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
g'r wiese (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
ge wiese (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
ge wiese (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
ge wiese (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
dès wiese (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
dèr wiese (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
dès wiese (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
dèr wiese (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
gès wiese (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
gèr wiese (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
gès wiese (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
gèr wiese (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
d'm wiese (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
d'r wiese (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
d'm wiese (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
d'n wiese (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
g'm wiese (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
g'r wiese (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
g'm wiese (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
g'n wiese (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
d'n wiese (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
de wiese (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
't wiese (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
de wiese (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
g'n wiese (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
ge wiese (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
ge wiese (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
ge wiese (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
inne wiese (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
ing wiese (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ee wiese (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
jet wiese (includes-article indefinite mixed nominative plural)
innes wiese (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
inger wiese (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eens wiese (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
jetter wiese (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed plural)
innem wiese (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
inger wiese (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ee wiese (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
jet wiese (dative includes-article indefinite mixed plural)
innen wiese (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
ing wiese (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ee wiese (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
jet wiese (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed plural)
heë is wieser (comparative masculine predicative singular)
zie is wieser (comparative feminine predicative singular)
't is wieser (comparative neuter predicative singular)
zie zunt wieser (comparative plural predicative)
wiesere (comparative masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
wiesere (comparative feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
wieser (comparative neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
wiesere (comparative nominative plural strong without-article)
wieseres (comparative genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
wieserer (comparative feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
wieseres (comparative genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
wieserer (comparative genitive plural strong without-article)
wieserem (comparative dative masculine singular strong without-article)
wieserer (comparative dative feminine singular strong without-article)
wieserem (comparative dative neuter singular strong without-article)
wieseren (comparative dative plural strong without-article)
wieseren (accusative comparative masculine singular strong without-article)
wiesere (accusative comparative feminine singular strong without-article)
wieseres (accusative comparative neuter singular strong without-article)
wiesere (accusative comparative plural strong without-article)
d'r wiesere (comparative definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
de wieser (comparative definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
't wiesere (comparative definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
de wieser (comparative definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
g'r wiesere (comparative definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
ge wieser (comparative definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
ge wiesere (comparative definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
ge wieser (comparative definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
dès wiesere (comparative definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
dèr wieser (comparative definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
dès wiesere (comparative definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
dèr wieser (comparative definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
gès wiesere (comparative definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
gèr wieser (comparative definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
gès wiesere (comparative definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
gèr wieser (comparative definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
d'm wiesere (comparative dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
d'r wieser (comparative dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
d'm wiesere (comparative dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
d'n wieser (comparative dative definite includes-article plural weak)
g'm wiesere (comparative dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
g'r wieser (comparative dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
g'm wiesere (comparative dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
g'n wieser (comparative dative definite includes-article plural weak)
d'n wiesere (accusative comparative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
de wieser (accusative comparative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
't wiesere (accusative comparative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
de wieser (accusative comparative definite includes-article plural weak)
g'n wiesere (accusative comparative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
ge wieser (accusative comparative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
ge wiesere (accusative comparative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
ge wieser (accusative comparative definite includes-article plural weak)
inne wiesere (comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
ing wieser (comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ee wiesere (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
jet wieser (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed nominative plural)
innes wiesere (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
inger wieser (comparative feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eens wiesere (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
jetter wieser (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed plural)
innem wiesere (comparative dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
inger wieser (comparative dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ee wiesere (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
jet wieser (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed plural)
innen wiesere (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
ing wieser (accusative comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ee wiesere (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
jet wieser (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed plural)
heë is 't wieste (masculine predicative singular superlative)
zie is 't wieste (feminine predicative singular superlative)
't is 't wieste (neuter predicative singular superlative)
zie zunt 't wieste (plural predicative superlative)
wieste (masculine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
wieste (feminine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
wieste (neuter nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
wieste (nominative plural strong superlative without-article)
wiestes (genitive masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
wiester (feminine genitive singular strong superlative without-article)
wiestes (genitive neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
wiester (genitive plural strong superlative without-article)
wiestem (dative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
wiester (dative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
wiestem (dative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
wiesten (dative plural strong superlative without-article)
wiesten (accusative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
wieste (accusative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
wieste (accusative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
wieste (accusative plural strong superlative without-article)
d'r wieste (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
de wieste (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular superlative weak)
't wieste (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
de wieste (definite includes-article nominative plural superlative weak)
g'r wieste (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
ge wieste (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular superlative weak)
ge wieste (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
ge wieste (definite includes-article nominative plural superlative weak)
dès wieste (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
dèr wieste (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular superlative weak)
dès wieste (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
dèr wieste (definite genitive includes-article plural superlative weak)
gès wieste (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
gèr wieste (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular superlative weak)
gès wieste (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
gèr wieste (definite genitive includes-article plural superlative weak)
d'm wieste (dative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
d'r wieste (dative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
d'm wieste (dative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
d'n wieste (dative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
g'm wieste (dative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
g'r wieste (dative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
g'm wieste (dative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
g'n wieste (dative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
d'n wieste (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
de wieste (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
't wieste (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
de wieste (accusative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
g'n wieste (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
ge wieste (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
ge wieste (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
ge wieste (accusative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
inne wieste (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular superlative)
ing wieste (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular superlative)
ee wieste (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular superlative)
jet wieste (includes-article indefinite mixed nominative plural superlative)
innes wieste (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
inger wieste (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
eens wieste (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
jetter wieste (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed plural superlative)
innem wieste (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
inger wieste (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
ee wieste (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
jet wieste (dative includes-article indefinite mixed plural superlative)
innen wieste (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
ing wieste (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
ee wieste (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
jet wieste (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed plural superlative)

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Positive forms of <i class="Latn mention" lang="gmw-cfr">wies</i> for Type I adjectives in Kerkradish (Kirchröadsj)

Comparative forms of <i class="Latn mention" lang="gmw-cfr">wies</i> in Kerkradish (Kirchröadsj)

Superlative forms of <i class="Latn mention" lang="gmw-cfr">wies</i> in Kerkradish (Kirchröadsj)

From Middle High German wīz, from Old High German wīz, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweytos (“bright; shine”).
Compare Limburgish wiet, Luxembourgish wäiss, German weiß, Dutch wit, English white.

inh

(Kirchröadsj) white, reflecting most or all light

(Kirchröadsj) white, having a low amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin


kenne

head

kenne (third-person singular present kennt, past tense kannt, past participle jekannt or gekannt)

kennt (present singular third-person)
tense kannt (past)
jekannt (participle past)
gekannt (participle past)

From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (“to know”).

(most dialects) to know; to be acquainted with


kenne

kenne (third-person singular present kann, past tense konnt, past participle konnt or gekonnt)

kann (present singular third-person)
tense konnt (past)
konnt (participle past)
gekonnt (participle past)

From Old High German kunnan, from Proto-Germanic *kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

(Moselle Franconian) can; to be able to / of


führe

führe (third-person singular present führt, preterite fuhrt, past participle jefuhrt or jeführt)

führt (present singular third-person)
fuhrt (preterite)
jefuhrt (participle past)
jeführt (participle past)

From Middle High German vüeren, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną.


könne

könne (third-person singular present kann, past tense konnt, past participle jekonnt)

kann (present singular third-person)
konnt (past)
jekonnt (participle past)

From Middle High German kunnen, from Old High German kunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunnan.


solle

solle (third-person singular present soll or sall, past tense sollt, past participle jesollt or gesollt)

soll (present singular third-person)
sall (present singular third-person)
sollt (past)
jesollt (participle past)
gesollt (participle past)

Hunsrik: solle

Luxembourgish: sollen

From Old High German sulan, from Proto-Germanic *skulaną. Compare German sollen, Dutch zullen, English shall.

(most dialects) shall; should; to be supposed to; expressing obligation or hearsay

(most dialects, dated) will; shall; used to form the future tense


streue

streue (third-person singular present streut, preterite straut, past participle jestraut or jestreut)

streut (present singular third-person)
straut (preterite)
jestraut (participle past)
jestreut (participle past)

From Middle High German ströuwen, from Proto-Germanic *strawjaną.


freue

freue (third-person singular present freut, past tense fraut, past participle jefraut or jefreut)

freut (present singular third-person)
fraut (past)
jefraut (participle past)
jefreut (participle past)

Mer sich denke kunnt, en ner Veedelstund de Feuerwehr wor do.
Die sooch dä Ovve noh, un jetz, ich sage jo:
Datt dat kumme sollt, wore Kender schold – wat hann die sich jefraut!
Die hatten drei Paar naße Söck höösch en die Pief jedaut.

1926, “Kut erop”performed by Willi Ostermann:

As was expected, after 15 minutes the fire brigade arrived.
They checked the oven, and well, as I'm saying:
That all of that should’ve happened was some children’s fault—oh how glad they were!
They had carefully pushed three pairs of wet socks into that pipe.

(Ripuarian, reflexive) to be glad, happy


werpe

werpe (third-person singular present werp, past tense worp, past participle jeworpe)

werp (present singular third-person)
worp (past)
jeworpe (participle past)

From Old High German *werpan (attested in arworpanan), northern variant of werfan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

(Ripuarian, dated in some dialects) to throw; to cast

werfe

Moselle Franconian; now also Ripuarian via standard German


sterve

sterve (third-person singular present stirv or sterv, past tense storv, past participle jestorve)

stirv (present singular third-person)
sterv (present singular third-person)
storv (past)
jestorve (participle past)

From Middle High German sterven, northern variant of sterben, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną.

Wä am Jalleje sterve soll, dä weed em Rhing nit versuffe.

He who’s meant to die on the gallows won’t drown in the Rhine. (Old fatalistic proverb)


wonne

wonne (third-person singular present wonnt, past participle jewonnt)

wonnt (present singular third-person)
jewonnt (participle past)

From Old High German wonēn. Cognate with German wohnen, Dutch wonen. The expected Ripuarian vowel would be /ɔ/, the raised quality may be due to the influence of initial /ʋ/.

Hä es ald widder ömjetrocke, dä wonnt jetz henge, wo die aal Kirch es.

He's moved house again, he now lives over where the old church is.


janz

janz (masculine janze, feminine and plural janze or janz)

janze (masculine)
janze (feminine plural)
janz (feminine plural)

Mi janz Jeld hann ich drop jespaat, weeß de.


brenge

brenge (third-person singular present brengk or brengt, past tense braht or braach or braacht, past participle jebraht or jebraach or gebraacht)

brengk (present singular third-person)
brengt (present singular third-person)
braht (past)
braach (past)
braacht (past)
jebraht (participle past)
jebraach (participle past)
gebraacht (participle past)

From a conflation of Old High German brengen and bringan, similarly as in Dutch brengen.

Brengs de dat evvens en de Köch? Dat wör leev von dir.

Would you just take this to the kitchen? That would be sweet of you.

(most dialects) to bring; to take something somewhere


zaubere

zaubere (third-person singular present zaubert, past participle jezaubert or gezaubert)

zaubert (present singular third-person)
jezaubert (participle past)
gezaubert (participle past)

/ˈtsɔu̯bəʀə/

From German zaubern. The inherited form zoovere was still attested locally in the 19th century, but is now long obsolete. Compare Luxembourgish zauberen.

Do kanns zaubere.
 Wie ding Mamm, die Kaate lät.
 Irjendsujet moss et sinn.

1982, “Do kanns zaubere”performed by BAP:

You can perform magic.
 Like your mum, who reads cards.
 Must be something like that.


mahle

mahle (third-person singular present millt or mählt or mahlt, past tense mohl, past participle jemahle or gemahle)

millt (present singular third-person)
mählt (present singular third-person)
mahlt (present singular third-person)
mohl (past)
jemahle (participle past)
gemahle (participle past)


veule

veule (third-person present tense veult, past tense vólt or veulet, present participle veulend or veulens, past participle jeveuld)

veult (present third-person)
vólt (past)
veulet (past)
veulend (participle present)
veulens (participle present)
jeveuld (participle past)

(Kirchröadsj) Alternative spelling of vöhle


wecke

wecke (third-person singular present weck or weckt, past participle jeweck or geweckt)

weck (present singular third-person)
weckt (present singular third-person)
jeweck (participle past)
geweckt (participle past)

From Middle High German wecken, from Old High German wecchen, from Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan.

(most dialects, transitive) to awaken, wake up (make someone awake)

wäcke

far, wide; variant spelling, chiefly used to distinguish from weck


suffe

suffe (third-person singular present süff, past tense soff, past participle jesoffe)

süff (present singular third-person)
soff (past)
jesoffe (participle past)

From Old High German sūfan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną. Cognate with German saufen and Dutch zuipen.

(most dialects of Ripuarian, of animals) to drink

E bessje jet rauche, jet suffe un dann
 Luure, ob mer met dä Schöss jet danze kann...

2001, “Superjeilezick”performed by Brings:

Smoke a little, drink a little, and then
 See if we can dance a little with the girls...

(the same dialects, of people) to drink excessively (usually alcohol)


Ö

Moselle Franconian generally has no ö. In Ripuarian:
* /œ/ is from Middle High German ö in most closed syllables, in most dialects also in open syllables.
* /ø/ is from ü in most closed syllables.
* /œː/ is from ö before certain consonants; from analogical umlaut of /ɔː/.
* /øː/ is from öu, üe.

A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.


deef

deef (masculine deefe, feminine and plural deefe or deef, comparative deefer, superlative et deefste)

deefe (masculine)
deefe (feminine plural)
deef (feminine plural)
deefer (comparative)
et deefste (superlative)

From Old High German (*)diof, northern variant of tiof.

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) deep

deep

the traditional Ripuarian form, but archaic in many dialects


bruche

bruche (third-person singular present bruch, past tense broht or brooch, past participle jebruch)

bruch (present singular third-person)
broht (past)
brooch (past)
jebruch (participle past)

From Old High German brūhhan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną.
The past tense forms broht, brooch (both with the open vowel /ɔː/) were doubtless formed by analogy with moht, mooch, from mugge (“may”). It is not ruled out, however, that they are alterations of older strong forms.

Bruchs de dat noch odder kann ich dat fottdonn?

Do you still need this or can I throw it away?

Wann ich em Lotto jewennen dät, bröht ich nie widder (ze) ärbeede.

If I won the lottery, I would never have to work again.

(Ripuarian, interrogative or negated) to need, have to


mied

From Old High German muodi, from Proto-Germanic *mōþijaz, West Germanic variant of *mōþaz.


schieße

From Old High German skiozan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną. Cognate with German schießen, Dutch schieten, English shoot, Swedish skjuta.


Maat

From Old High German marchāt, from Latin mercātus (compare German Markt).

Op dem Maat stonn die Buure.

The farmers are standing in the marketplace.

En d'r Maathall steiht et Ann.


bedde

bedde (third-person singular present bett, past participle jebett or jebedde)

bett (present singular third-person)
jebett (participle past)
jebedde (participle past)

From Middle High German beden, from Old High German bedōn, northern variant of betōn.
Cognate to German beten (“to pray”). The verb at hand in German bitten (“to ask, beg”) does not exist in Central Franconian.

Woröm häs de net jemaht, wo ich dich dröm jebett hatt?

Why haven’t you done what I’d asked you for?

Wat enem andere jehürt, ka’ mer sich net esu nemme, do moss mer dröm bedde!

One can’t just take what’s someone else’s, one must ask for it.

(Ripuarian, transitive or intransitive, with öm) to ask for something; to beg

Dot Ühr vür em Äße bedde?

Ich hann en Kääz opjestallt on ene Rusekranz jebett.

(Ripuarian, intransitive or transitive) to pray


Hond

Hond m (plural Henn or Hönn or Honn, diminutive Hendche or Höndche)

Henn (plural)
Hönn (plural)
Honn (plural)
Hendche (diminutive)
Höndche (diminutive)

Hunsrik: Hund

Kölsch: Hunk, Hungk

Luxembourgish: Hond

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

etymon

(Moselle Franconian, southern Ripuarian) dog; hound


drenke

head

drenke (third-person singular present drenk or drenkt, past tense dronk, past participle jedronke or gedronke or gedronk)

drenk (present singular third-person)
drenkt (present singular third-person)
dronk (past)
jedronke (participle past)
gedronke (participle past)
gedronk (participle past)

From Middle High German drinken, from Old High German *drinkan, northern variant of trinkan.

Jetz drenke mer us iersch ens eent on dann kanns de mer deng Neuigkeete verzälle.

We’ll drink one first of all, and then you can tell me your news.


kölsch

kölsch (masculine kölsche, feminine and plural kölsche or kölsch, comparative kölscher, superlative et kölschte)

kölsche (masculine)
kölsche (feminine plural)
kölsch (feminine plural)
kölscher (comparative)
et kölschte (superlative)

Wann ich ens hierode, dann moss et e kölsch Mädche sinn.

If I should ever marry, it must be a girl from Cologne.


deister

deister (masculine deistere, feminine deister, comparative deisterer, superlative et deisterste)

deistere (masculine)
deister (feminine)
deisterer (comparative)
et deisterste (superlative)

From north-western Middle High German diuster, from Old High German *thiustri, from Proto-West Germanic *þiustrī.

(Moselle Franconian) dark (without light)


Ü

Moselle Franconian generally has no ü. In Ripuarian:
* /y/ is from Middle High German ü in open syllables; from iu before velars.
* /yː/ is from œ; from iu before non-velars.


widder

From Old High German widar, from Proto-Germanic *wiþer.

Dä Aal wor krank, ävver jetz es e widder jot drop.

The old man was sick, but now he’s fine again.

(eastern and central dialects) again; another time; once more


Bei

From Old High German bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.


Dauf

Dauf f (plural Dauwe, diminutive Daifche)


dausend

From Old High German thūsunt, dūsunt. The form is native in Moselle Franconian, but influenced by standard German tausend in Ripuarian.


brong

brong (masculine bronge, feminine brong, comparative bronger, superlative et brongste)

bronge (masculine)
brong (feminine)
bronger (comparative)
et brongste (superlative)

From Old High German brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz.


Zong

Zong f (plural Zonge, diminutive Zöngelche or Zengelche)

Zonge (plural)
Zöngelche (diminutive)
Zengelche (diminutive)

From Middle High German zunge, from Old High German zunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).

Küss de met der Zong bes an de Nas?

Can you touch your nose with your tongue?


Fleesch

From Middle High German fleisch, from Old High German fleisk, from Proto-West Germanic *flaiski.

Wann denge Fründ kee Fleesch iss, moss e luure, wie e von Ääpele on Schlot üvverläv.

If your boyfriend doesn’t eat meat, he must find a way to survive on potatoes and salad.

(Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) meat; flesh


Kallef

Kallef n (plural Kalwer or Kälwer, diminutive Källefche)

Kalwer (plural)
Kälwer (plural)
Källefche (diminutive)

From Old High German calf, northern variant of kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.

(Moselle Franconian) calf (young bovine animal)


Fläsch

Fläsch f (plural Fläsche, diminutive Fläschelche or Fläschje)

Fläsche (plural)
Fläschelche (diminutive)
Fläschje (diminutive)

From Middle High German vlasche, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ, with regular secondary umlaut before -sch- (cf. wäsche, Frösch etc.).

Maach noch ens die Tüt aan, hee es noch lang nit Schloss.
 Un och noch en Fläsch op, ich well noch nit noh Hus.

2001, “Superjeile Zick”performed by Brings:

Light the joint once more, this won’t be over for long.
 And open another bottle, I don’t want to go home yet.


Schank

Schank m (plural Schänk, diminutive Schänkelche)

Schänk (plural)
Schänkelche (diminutive)

From Middle High German schanc. The relation to schranc (German Schrank) seems not quite clear. If schanc is a simplified form, it may have been influenced by schaf (whence the northwestern Central Franconian Schaf).


Woch

Woch f (plural Woche, diminutive Wöchelche)

From Old High German wohha, alteration of earlier wehha, from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ. The Moselle Franconian form is actually based on *wuhha (compare the Luxembourgish entry below), whereas the Ripuarian form is a relatively recent borrowing form standard German Woche. Compare German Woche, Dutch week, English week.

Hä es vür vier ov sechs Woche jestorve.


Been

Been n (plural Been, diminutive Beenche)

Hunsrik: Been

Luxembourgish: Been

From Middle High German bein, from Old High German bein, from Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą, from *bainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-.

etymon

Et es e Wonder, datt du met dä kurte Been su flögg loofe kanns.

It’s a wonder that you can run so fast with those short legs.

(Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) leg


Dokter

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Dokter m (plural Döktersch or Dökters or Däkter or Doktere, feminine Doktersch)

Döktersch (plural)
Dökters (plural)
Däkter (plural)
Doktere (plural)
Doktersch (feminine)


Koh

Koh f (plural Köh or Keh, diminutive Köhche or Kehche)

Köh (plural)
Keh (plural)
Köhche (diminutive)
Kehche (diminutive)

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) cow (female bovine animal)


Duuv

Duuv f (plural Duuve, diminutive Düüvje)

From Middle High German dūve, from Old High German dūva, northern variant of tūba, from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā.

Besser en Mösch en der Hand wie en Duuv om Daach.

(literally, “A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof.”)

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush


Huus

Huus n (plural Hüüser, diminutive Hüüsje)

From Middle High German and Old High German hūs.


Sonn

Sonn f (plural Sonne, diminutive Sönnche or Sennche)

Sonne (plural)
Sönnche (diminutive)
Sennche (diminutive)

Hunsrik: Sunn, Sonn

Luxembourgish: Sonn


Sonn

Sonn m (plural Sönn or Senn, diminutive Sönnche or Sennche)

Sönn (plural)
Senn (plural)
Sönnche (diminutive)
Sennche (diminutive)

Luxembourgish: Sonn


breet

breet (masculine breede, feminine and plural breet or breede, comparative breeder, superlative et breetste)

breede (masculine)
breet (feminine plural)
breede (feminine plural)
breeder (comparative)
et breetste (superlative)

From Old High German breid, northern variant of breit.


jonk

jonk (masculine jonge, feminine jong, comparative jönger or jenger, superlative et jöngste or jengste)

jonge (masculine)
jong (feminine)
jönger (comparative)
jenger (comparative)
et jöngste (superlative)
jengste (superlative)
jonk (positive)
strong (positive)
jonge (masculine positive)
jonk (neuter positive)
jong (feminine positive)
jong (positive)
weak (positive)
jong (neuter positive)
partitive (positive)
jonges (masculine neuter positive)
initial (positive)
jongem (masculine neuter positive)
jonger (feminine positive)
jonge (plural positive)
non-initial (positive)
jonge (positive)
jönger (comparative)
strong (comparative)
jöngere (comparative masculine)
jönger (comparative feminine neuter)
weak (comparative)
partitive (comparative)
jöngeres (comparative masculine neuter)
initial (comparative)
jöngerem (comparative masculine neuter)
jöngerer (comparative feminine)
jöngere (comparative plural)
non-initial (comparative)
jöngere (comparative)
et jöngste (superlative)
strong (superlative)
jöngste (superlative)
weak (superlative)
initial (superlative)
jöngstem (masculine neuter superlative)
jöngster (feminine superlative)
jöngste (plural superlative)
non-initial (superlative)
not. (superlative)

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung.

Hä hät noch en jong Dochter un e jonk Enkelche.

He has a still young daughter and a young grandchild.


Schof

Schof n (plural Schof, diminutive Schöfje or Schöfche or Schäfche)

Schof (plural)
Schöfje (diminutive)
Schöfche (diminutive)
Schäfche (diminutive)

From Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Cognate with German Schaf, Limburgish sjaop, Dutch schaap, West Frisian skiep, English sheep.


-heet

(Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) converts adjectives into nouns: -ness, -ty, -hood


Eech

From Old High German eih, from Proto-Germanic *aiks.

(Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) oak (tree)


Daach

Daach m (plural Daach or Dääch or Dooch)

Daach (plural)
Dääch (plural)
Dooch (plural)

From Middle High German dach, from Old High German dag, northern variant of tag, from Proto-West Germanic *dag.


Daach

From Middle High German dach, from Old High German dah, from Proto-West Germanic *þak. Cognate with German Dach, English thack, thatch, Dutch dak, Icelandic þak.


Leeder

Leeder f (plural Leedere, diminutive Leederche)

From Old High German *hleidara, northern variant of hleitara.

(central and eastern Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) ladder


Aap

From Middle High German affe, from Old High German affo.
One of several Ripuarian relict words with an unshifted post-vocalic plosive. Compare deep (“deep”), söke (“to seek”).

Aaf

western Moselle Franconian; few dialects of Ripuarian


Seel

Seel n (plural Seeler or Seel, diminutive Seelche)

Seeler (plural)
Seel (plural)
Seelche (diminutive)

From Middle High German seil, from Old High German seil, from Proto-West Germanic *sail.

(Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) rope of medium to maximal thickness


gesond

gesond (masculine gesonne, feminine gesonn, comparative gesenner, superlative et gesendste)

gesonne (masculine)
gesonn (feminine)
gesenner (comparative)
et gesendste (superlative)

From Old High German *gisund, northern variant of gisunt.


Duch

Duch n (plural Diecher, diminutive Diechelche)

Diecher (plural)
Diechelche (diminutive)

From Middle High German tuoch, from Old High German (*)duoh, northern variant of tuoh, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk.
Cognate with German Tuch (“cloth; towel”), Dutch doek (“cloth”), Danish dug (“cloth; tablecloth”), English duck (“canvas”).

(most dialects of Moselle Franconian) cloth


Spidol

Spidol n (plural Spidöler or Spidäler, diminutive Spidölche or Spidälche)

Spidöler (plural)
Spidäler (plural)
Spidölche (diminutive)
Spidälche (diminutive)

From Middle High German spitāl, hospitāl, from Old High German *hospitāl (attested in hospitālhūs (“hospital”)), from Latin hospitale. Compare regional German Spital.

Wann se mich net tirek en et Spidol jebraht hätte, wör ich jestorve.

If they hadn’t brought me directly to the hospital, I would’ve died.


Bunn

Bunn f (plural Bunne, diminutive Bünnche)

From Middle High German bōne, from Old High German bōna.


Bal

Kirchröadsj spelling of Ball (etymology 1)

Dat woar ingen jouwe Bal!

Iech versjton d'r gingen Bal va.

(Kirchröadsj, chiefly in the negative) anything


Bal

Kirchröadsj spelling of Ball (etymology 2)


Bal

From Old French bale, from Frankish *balla, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

(Kirchröadsj) A closed bag or package of wares.


Jong

Jong m (plural Jonge, diminutive Jöngelche or Jengelche)

Jonge (plural)
Jöngelche (diminutive)
Jengelche (diminutive)

Nominalised form of jong, jonk (“young”).

Häs de ens met uns jesonge,
 Met all dä Mädcher un dä Jonge,
 Wells de emmer widderkumme:
 Wä bliev schon jään allein!

2003, “Wenn mir Kölsche singe”performed by Bläck Fööss:

If you’ve ever sung with us,
 With all the girls and boys,
 You’ll always want to come back:
 Who likes to stay alone!


Beidel

(Moselle Franconian) pouch; bag; purse; wallet


Mouer

Hunsrik: Mauer

Luxembourgish: Mauer

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey-.


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bloo (masculine blohe, feminine bloo, comparative bloher, superlative et blooste)

blohe (masculine)
bloo (feminine)
bloher (comparative)
et blooste (superlative)

From Middle High German blā, from Old High German blāo.


kicke

kicke (third-person singular present kick, past tense keck, past participle jekecke or jekick)

kick (present singular third-person)
keck (past)
jekecke (participle past)
jekick (participle past)

Unshifted relict from Proto-Germanic *kīkaną; compare Aap, deep, söke. Whether the shortening of the vowel is regular is difficult to decide because -īk- does not otherwise occur in High German. However, it seems likely as the same shortening happens before other velars; compare schwijje, rich, from Middle High German swīgen, rīche.

Wat heeß dat dann schon, „Klein-Paris“? Die Kö, die es eso jroß!
 Un wä et naachs jot kicke kann, dä süht, do es jet los.

1956, “De Retematäng”performed by Jupp Schäfers:

What does it mean anyway, “Little Paris”? The Königsallee is so big!
 And whoever can look well at night, sees there's a lot going on.


welle

welle (third-person singular present well or wellt, past tense wollt, past participle jewollt or gewollt)

well (present singular third-person)
wellt (present singular third-person)
wollt (past)
jewollt (participle past)
gewollt (participle past)

Hunsrik: weele

Luxembourgish: wëllen

From Middle High German wellen, from Old High German wellen.

etymon

Su e Benemme welle mer hee net hann.

We don’t want that kind of behaviour here.

wolle

non-native; but now common in some dialects via German


hellig

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hellig (masculine hellije, feminine hellije or hellig, comparative hellijer, superlative et helligste)

hellije (masculine)
hellije (feminine)
hellig (feminine)
hellijer (comparative)
et helligste (superlative)

From Middle High German heilec, from Proto-Germanic *hailagaz.


blenk

blenk (masculine blenge, feminine and plural bleng, comparative blenger, superlative et blenkste)

blenge (masculine)
bleng (feminine plural)
blenger (comparative)
et blenkste (superlative)

From Old High German blind, northern variant of blint.

(Ripuarian, now chiefly western dialects) blind, unable to see


zieë

zieë (irregular, third-person singular present is, past tense woar, past participle jeweë, past subjunctive wuur)

is (present singular third-person)
woar (past)
jeweë (participle past)
wuur (past subjunctive)
zieë (infinitive)
jeweë (participle past)
zieë (auxiliary)
bin (indicative present singular)
bis (indicative present singular)
is (indicative present singular)
zunt (indicative plural present)
zint (indicative plural present)
zut (indicative plural present)
zit (indicative plural present)
woar (indicative preterite singular)
woars (indicative preterite singular)
woare (indicative plural preterite)
woart (indicative plural preterite)
bin jeweë (indicative perfect present singular)
bis jeweë (indicative perfect present singular)
is jeweë (indicative perfect present singular)
zunt jeweë (indicative perfect plural present)
zint jeweë (indicative perfect plural present)
zut jeweë (indicative perfect plural present)
zit jeweë (indicative perfect plural present)
woar jeweë (indicative past perfect singular)
woars jeweë (indicative past perfect singular)
woare jeweë (indicative past perfect plural)
woart jeweë (indicative past perfect plural)
zal zieë (future indicative singular)
weëd zieë (future indicative singular)
zals zieë (future indicative singular)
weëds zieë (future indicative singular)
zalle zieë (future indicative plural)
weëde zieë (future indicative plural)
zalt zieë (future indicative plural)
weëd zieë (future indicative plural)
zal jeweë zieë (future indicative perfect singular)
weëd jeweë zieë (future indicative perfect singular)
zals jeweë zieë (future indicative perfect singular)
weëds jeweë zieë (future indicative perfect singular)
zalle jeweë zieë (future indicative perfect plural)
weëde jeweë zieë (future indicative perfect plural)
zalt jeweë zieë (future indicative perfect plural)
weëd jeweë zieë (future indicative perfect plural)
wuur (conditional singular)
wuurs (conditional singular)
wure (conditional plural)
wuurt (conditional plural)
jeuf zieë (conditional present singular)
jeufs zieë (conditional present singular)
jeuve zieë (conditional plural present)
jeuft zieë (conditional plural present)
wuur jeweë (conditional perfect singular)
wuurs jeweë (conditional perfect singular)
wure jeweë (conditional perfect plural)
wuurt jeweë (conditional perfect plural)
bis (imperative singular)
zieg (imperative singular)
zut (imperative plural)
zit (imperative plural)

From Middle High German sein, sīn, from Old High German sīn (“to be”) (with some parts from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (“to be”) and *beuną (“to be, exist, become”)), from Proto-Indo-European *es-, *h₁es- (“to be, exist”).

Dat is sjun.

Dat is ing Kats.

(Kirchröadsj, copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be

Mier is't sjleët.

(Kirchröadsj, with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)

(Kirchröadsj, auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tense of certain intransitive verbs

(Kirchröadsj, intransitive) to exist; there to be; to be alive

Doe bis.

(Kirchröadsj, intransitive, colloquial) to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)


Ies

From Middle High German and Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą.


Muus

From Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.

etymon

Ich jlööve, mer hann en Muus em Huus.


Beer

From Middle High German bere f, from the plural of ber n, from Old High German beri.

(Moselle Franconian) berry (kind of fruit)


Beer

From Middle High German bere m, from Old High German bero, from Proto-Germanic *berô.


Beer

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.

(parts of western Moselle Franconian) beer


Jass

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Jass f (plural Jasse, diminutive Jässje)

From Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (compare German Gasse).


Kaat

Kaat f (plural Kaate, diminutive Käätche)

From French carte (compare German Karte).


Ovve

Ovve m (plural Övve or Ovve or Övvens or Ovvens, diminutive Övvje)

Övve (plural)
Ovve (plural)
Övvens (plural)
Ovvens (plural)
Övvje (diminutive)

From Old High German ovan, from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz.


stonn

stonn (third-person singular present steiht, preterite stund, past participle jestande)

steiht (present singular third-person)
stund (preterite)
jestande (participle past)

From Old High German stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.


levve

levve (third-person singular läv, past participle jeläv)

läv (singular third-person)
jeläv (participle past)

From Old High German levēn, northern variant of lebēn, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”).

inh

Wenn ich dausend Levve ze levve hätt, köm ich dausendmol nit vun dir loss.
 Ich hätt dausend Levve bei dir jeläv, ming aale Stadt am Floss.

2015, “Dausend Levve”performed by Kasalla:

If I had a thousand lives to live, a thousand times I couldn't get away from you.
 A thousand lives I'd have lived with you, my old city by the river.


schlofe

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schlofe (third-person singular present schlöf or schläft, past tense schleef or schlief, past participle jeschlofe or geschlof)

schlöf (present singular third-person)
schläft (present singular third-person)
schleef (past)
schlief (past)
jeschlofe (participle past)
geschlof (participle past)

From Old High German slāfan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną (“to sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *slab-, *slap-, *(s)lÁb- (“to hang loose, be limp”).


Pann

Pann f (plural Panne, diminutive Pännche)

Hunsrik: Pann

From Old High German *panna, a northern variant of pfanna, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ, from Latin panna. Compare German Pfanne, Dutch pan, English pan.


kunn

kunn (third-person singular present kütt, past tense kom, past participle kunn or jekunn)

kütt (present singular third-person)
kom (past)
kunn (participle past)
jekunn (participle past)

From Middle High German *kūn, contracted infinitive of queman (like hān of haben, lān of lāzen, etc.), from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt.

Ich kunn jrad vom Suppermaat.

I’m just coming back from the supermarket.

(Ripuarian, archaic in most areas) to come


sehn

sehn (third-person singular present süht or seiht or sitt, past tense sooch, past participle jesehn or gesehn)

süht (present singular third-person)
seiht (present singular third-person)
sitt (present singular third-person)
sooch (past)
jesehn (participle past)
gesehn (participle past)

From Middle High German sien, from Old High German *sian, northern variant of sehan, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną.
The distribution of the forms sehn and siehn in the dialects is in line with the general distribution of -ē- and -ī- for Old High German -ia-, -io-. Compare the same contraction in Old Dutch sian.

Dat süht doch ene Blende!

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to see


gehn

Wer sall meich dann bei die Spielleit fehre, / Wann eich naunder meine Kerl verleere? / Geh, eich wullt, datt Deich der Deiwel hätt?

1874, Peter Joseph Rottmann, Gedichte in Hunsrücker Mundart, page 3:

(Moselle Franconian / Hunsrückisch) to go


Pand

Pand n (plural Pänner or Pänder, diminutive Pändche)

Pänner (plural)
Pänder (plural)
Pändche (diminutive)

From Old High German *pand, northern variant of phant. Cognate with German Pfand and English pawn.

(many dialects) pledge; security; deposit; pawn


Rhing

From Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Proto-Celtic *Rēnos.

Kölle am Rhing

(some of Ripuarian, including Kölsch) Rhine (European river)


Dörp

Dörp n (plural Dörper, diminutive Dörpche)

From Old High German thorp, northern variant of thorf, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą.


äße

äße (third-person singular present iss or esst, past tense oß, past participle jäße or jejäße or gäß)

iss (present singular third-person)
esst (present singular third-person)
oß (past)
jäße (participle past)
jejäße (participle past)
gäß (participle past)


wärm

wärm (masculine wärme, feminine wärm, comparative wärmer, superlative et wärmste)

wärme (masculine)
wärm (feminine)
wärmer (comparative)
et wärmste (superlative)

From Middle High German and Old High German warm, from Proto-West Germanic *warm, with regular Ripuarian -ar- → -ęr- before a non-dental consonant.


dusche

dusche (third-person singular present daasch, preterite doosch, past participle jedoosch)

daasch (present singular third-person)
doosch (preterite)
jedoosch (participle past)

From Middle High German durren, northern variant of turren, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan (“to dare”). The sch < rs developed regularly in the present singular and in the past forms. The infinitive and present plural are backformations (replacing original *durre, *dürre, attested as döre in Low Franconian). This also explains the intervocalic /ʒ/, which otherwise occurs only in borrowings and onomatopoeias. Semantically merged with dürve.

(Ripuarian, archaic in some dialects) may, to be allowed


dusche

dusche (third-person singular present dusch or duscht, past participle jedusch or geduscht)

dusch (present singular third-person)
duscht (present singular third-person)
jedusch (participle past)
geduscht (participle past)

From German duschen, from French douche.


flöte

flöte (third-person singular present flöt, past participle jeflöt)

flöt (present singular third-person)
jeflöt (participle past)

Derived from Flöt, ultimately from Old French fleute.

(Ripuarian) to whistle or play a wind instrument

Wat dä höck widder flöt, dat jlööv kee Mensch!

No one would believe the way this guy is refereeing today!


Woo

Woo f (plural Wohe, diminutive Wähelche)

(southern and eastern Moselle Franconian) scales (instrument for measuring)


Platt

1986, Hermann Josef Ersfeld, Vam alen Eitorfer Platt wi et der Urjroßvatter jeschwatt het. Eine Pilotstudie zu Josef Ersfelds Totalerfassung des Eitorfer Alt-Dialekts (Schriftenreihe des Heimatvereins Eitorf 1)

Of the old dialect of Eitorf as the great-grandfather spoke it

dialect, a local form of Central Franconian (or even any other dialect)


omp

omp (masculine ompe, feminine and plural ompe or omp, not comparable)

ompe (masculine)
ompe (feminine plural)
omp (feminine plural)

en ompe Sock


Leed

Leed n (plural Leeder, diminutive Leedche)

Leeder zom Laache, zom Kriesche och,
 Ha’ mer en Kölle satt un jenooch.
 Wat uns bewääch un wat uns bedröck,
 Dat moss einfach rus, söns weed mer verröck!

Songs for laughing, for crying too,
 We have in Cologne plenty and enough.
 What moves us and what depresses us
 Must be expressed, or else we go crazy!

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) song


Leed

(Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) sorrow; grief; agony


Weech

Weech n (plural Weechter, diminutive Weechje or Weechelche)

Weechter (plural)
Weechje (diminutive)
Weechelche (diminutive)

(Ripuarian) a child, especially a girl, daughter


Weech

Weech f (plural Weeje, diminutive Weejelche)

Un hätt ich mieh wie nur ei Levve, soll jedes Mol ming Weech hee stonn.
 Hee well ich dausend Fähler maache un dann vun hee zom Düüvel jonn.

And if I had more than just one life, every time my cradle should stand here.
 Here I want to make a thousand mistakes and from here go to the devil.

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) cradle


Schoss

From Middle High German schuz. Cognate with German Schuss.


Schoss

From Middle High German schoz. Cognate with German Geschoss (“storey”).


Plaz

Plaz f (plural Plaze or Plätz, diminutive Plätzje)

Plaze (plural)
Plätz (plural)
Plätzje (diminutive)

From Old French place, from Latin platea. Ripuarian /aː/ requires a Middle High German *plaze with short -a- in an open syllable.

(chiefly Ripuarian) place
seat, place to sit

(chiefly Ripuarian) place
(uncountable) space, room

(chiefly Ripuarian) place
spot, location


tredde

tredde (third-person singular present tritt or trett, past tense trot, past participle jetrodde)

tritt (present singular third-person)
trett (present singular third-person)
trot (past)
jetrodde (participle past)

From Old High German *tredan, northern variant of tretan.


Füür

Füür n (plural Füür, diminutive Füürche)

From Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, fuïr, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.

Setz dich bei et Füür, do häs de-r-et wärm.

Go sit by the fire, where it’s warm for you.


Muul

Muul f (plural Muule, diminutive Müülche)

From Middle High German mūle, from Old High German mūla, from Proto-Germanic *mūlō.

(both rare)


Muul

Muul n (plural Müüler, diminutive Müülche)

From Middle High German mūl, from Old High German *mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą.

(Ripuarian) mouth of an animal; snout; muzzle


Muul

From French mule, probably via Middle Dutch mule, muyle.


Sproch

Sproch m (plural Spröch or Sprech, diminutive Spröchelche or Sprechelche)

Spröch (plural)
Sprech (plural)
Spröchelche (diminutive)
Sprechelche (diminutive)

From Middle High German spruch, from Old High German *spruch, *spruh, Proto-West Germanic *spruki (“saying”), related to the verb *sprekan (“to speak”). Cognate with German Spruch, which see.


jott

jott (masculine jaue, feminine jau, comparative besser or bester, superlative et beste or betzte)

jaue (masculine)
jau (feminine)
besser (comparative)
bester (comparative)
et beste (superlative)
betzte (superlative)

From Middle High German guot, from Old High German guot.

En has du enge jaue Vrönk, ne jaue Kamerad,
 Däm et Läve net su fluppe wellt en leever kriescht wie laacht,
 Sach dann aa däm: Hott ren der Mott, hott voll en zeech dich, Mann!
 Bei däm do setzt nühs angesch drop, dä moss eng Mockel hann!

1952, “Ja, die mokkel”, in Kirchröatsjer Sjpetsiejalietete, performed by Nico Ploum, Kerkrade Ripuarian noted here in German-based orthography:

And if you have a good friend, a good mate of yours,
 For whom life doesn't quite work out and who rather cries than laughs,
 Then tell him: Take heart, keep up, and show yourself!
 For him nothing else will help, he needs to find a chubby girl.


Penning

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *panningaz.

Un es se och nit rich, es keine Millionär,
 Wat ze verschenke, dat fällt dä nit schwär.
 Un sinn et nur zehn Penning un nit mieh,
 Dofür hät se ävver unser Sympathie.

1969, “Mir schenke der Ahl e paar Blömcher”performed by Lotti Krekel:

And though she isn’t rich, she’s not a millionaire,
 Giving something away to her comes easy.
 And though it’s but ten pennies and no more,
 She can be sure of our affection.

(Ripuarian, now historical or figurative) penny, pfennig

Pennek

Moselle Franconian and parts of Ripuarian


Deiwel

Wer sall meich dann bei die Spielleit fehre, / Wann eich naunder meine Kerl verleere? / Geh, eich wullt, datt Deich der Deiwel hätt!

(Moselle Franconian / Hunsrückisch) devil


Odem

From Middle High German ādem, from Old High German *ādum, northern variant of ātum.


Schohn

Schohn m (plural Schohn, diminutive Schöhnche)

From Old High German scuoh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, with an -n that is originally a plural ending. Compare the same in Luxembourgish Schong, Dutch schoen.


leie

leie (third-person singular present leit, past tense leiet or loog, present participle leiend or leiens, past participle jeloage)

leit (present singular third-person)
leiet (past)
loog (past)
leiend (participle present)
leiens (participle present)
jeloage (participle past)

From Middle High German liegen, from Old High German liogan, from Proto-West Germanic *leugan, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-. Compare Limburgish lege, Luxembourgish léien, Dutch liegen, German lügen.

Doe kans veule dat heë leit.

(Kirchröadsj, intransitive) to lie; to tell lies

lüjje

from the 2nd and 3rd persons singular under standard German influence


leie

leie (third-person singular present leit, past tense leiet, present participle leiend or leiens, past participle jeleid)

leit (present singular third-person)
leiet (past)
leiend (participle present)
leiens (participle present)
jeleid (participle past)

From Middle High German leiten, from Old High German leiten, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną. Compare Limburgish lèèje, Luxembourgish leeden, English lead, German leiten, Dutch leiden.

(Kirchröadsj, transitive) to manage (an organization)

(Kirchröadsj, transitive) to conduct (a liquid, electricity, etc.)

(Kirchröadsj, intransitive) to lead, to go, to follow a path to


kleen

kleen (masculine kleene, feminine kleen, comparative kleener, superlative et kleenste)

kleene (masculine)
kleen (feminine)
kleener (comparative)
et kleenste (superlative)

From Old High German kleini, from Proto-West Germanic *klainī.

Mer hann ene kleene Jaade hengerm Huus.

We have a small garden behind our house.

(Ripuarian, western Moselle Franconian) little; small


rüh

rüh (masculine rühe, feminine rüh, comparative rüher, superlative et rühste)

rühe (masculine)
rüh (feminine)
rüher (comparative)
et rühste (superlative)

From Middle High German rō, from Old High German (h)rō, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz. The umlaut is unusual (compare Luxembourgish réi). It might be that the inflected stem, which was originally *hraw-, was reformed locally to *hrōj- (elsewhere hrō-, hrōw-, hrāw-).

Se mote Räänwaßer drenke on rüh Fleesch äße.

They had to drink rainwater and eat raw meat.


männich

männich (masculine männije, feminine männich)

From Middle High German manec, from Old High German manag.

Männich Löck ha’ mieh Jlöck wie ander.


Zand

Zand m (plural Zänn or Zäng, diminutive Zändche)

Zänn (plural)
Zäng (plural)
Zändche (diminutive)

From Middle High German zan, zant, from Old High German zan, zand, from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ.
For the phonetic development compare Hand. The fact that Zand has been used in Kölsch and adjacent dialects is remarkable, because these must have adopted the form from the south rather than from standard German.


Huusfrau

From Middle High German hūsvrouwe. Equivalent to Huus + Frau.


Froo

From Middle High German vrāge, from Old High German frāga.


Froo

Froo f (plural Frooleit or Frohe, diminutive Frääche)

Frooleit (plural)
Frohe (plural)
Frääche (diminutive)

(few dialects of Moselle Franconian) woman, wife


Fraa

Fraa f (plural Fraaleit or Frahe, diminutive Frääche or Fraache)

Fraaleit (plural)
Frahe (plural)
Frääche (diminutive)
Fraache (diminutive)

Sei sefriere! wann eich brav Karline
 Loorde in dem naue Lann verdiene,
 Kumm eich wierer, unn Dau gist mei Fraa.

1874, Peter Joseph Rottmann, Gedichte in Hunsrücker Mundart, page 4:

Be content! When I, dear Karline,
 Am making loads in that foreign land,
 I will come back and you will be my wife.

(most of Moselle Franconian) woman, wife


Illech

(Moselle Franconian) onion (Allium cepa)


Trottwa

From French trottoir; compare German Trottoir.

(many dialects, including Aachen) sidewalk


Blotwursch

Blotwursch f (plural Blotwürsch, diminutive Blotwürschje)

Blotwürsch (plural)
Blotwürschje (diminutive)

/ˈbloːtˌʋuə̯ʃ/

(most dialects of Ripuarian) blood sausage


Doch

Doch n (plural Döcher, diminutive Döchelche)

From Old High German (*)duoh, northern variant of tuoh.

Ühr Ideale hatt er diskret verschlamp wie e jebruch Tempo-Doch.

You discreetly chucked away your ideals like a used tissue. (Line from the BAP song “Zehnter Juni”)


Wenter

From Old High German wintar, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.

Jedes Johr em Wenter, wenn et widder schneit,
Kütt der Fastelovend un mir sinn all bereit.

1993, “Denn wenn et Trömmelche jeiht”performed by Räuber:

Every year in winter when it snows again,
That’s when the carnival season comes, and all of us are ready.

(most of Moselle Franconian, parts of Ripuarian) winter


Hous

Hous n (plural Heiser, diminutive Heische)


Dür

Dür f (plural Dürre or Düre, diminutive Dürche)

Dürre (plural)
Düre (plural)
Dürche (diminutive)

From Old High German *duri, northern variant of turi, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-.

Un klopp och öfters ens ’ne Ärme an ihr Dür,
 Datt se jar nix jitt, ich jläuv, dat kütt nit vür.

And though some poor man will often knock on her door,
 That she won’t give anything, I don’t think it ever happens.


Knee

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) knee


Stään

Stään m (plural Stään or Stääne, diminutive Stäänche)

Stään (plural)
Stääne (plural)
Stäänche (diminutive)

From Old High German sterro, sterno from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Stern

eastern Moselle Franconian; some Ripuarian dialects


Stään

Stään m (plural Stään, diminutive Stäänche)

From Old High German stein, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

(eastern Moselle Franconian, except Westerwald) stone


jrön

jrön (masculine jröne, feminine jrön, comparative jröner, superlative et jrönste)

jröne (masculine)
jrön (feminine)
jröner (comparative)
et jrönste (superlative)

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni.


faale

faale (third-person singular present faalt, past participle jefaalt or jefaale or gefaalt or gefaal or gefaale)

faalt (present singular third-person)
jefaalt (participle past)
jefaale (participle past)
gefaalt (participle past)
gefaal (participle past)
gefaale (participle past)


brääche

brääche (third-person singular present brech or brecht, past tense brooch, past participle jebroche or gebroch)

brech (present singular third-person)
brecht (present singular third-person)
brooch (past)
jebroche (participle past)
gebroch (participle past)

From Middle High German brëchen, from Old High German brehhan.

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to break


Siel

Siel f (plural Siele, diminutive Sielche)

From Old High German sēla, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō. Central Franconian -ī- is the regular outcome of Old High German -ē-. (The form is thus in line with German Seele, English soul, rather than Dutch ziel.)


höck

From Old High German *hiudu (attested as hiude), northern variant of hiutu.

Du jlöövs mer net, wä ich höck jetroffe hann.


nemme

nemme (third-person singular present nemmp, preterite nohm, past participle jenomme)

nemmp (present singular third-person)
nohm (preterite)
jenomme (participle past)

From Middle High German nëmen, from Old High German neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman. Compare German nehmen, Dutch nemen, Old English niman.


Motter

Motter (plural Mötter or Metter, diminutive Mötterche or Metterche)

Mötter (plural)
Metter (plural)
Mötterche (diminutive)
Metterche (diminutive)

Borrowed from German Mutter. The native form is obsolete Moder; both are from Old High German muoter, muoder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Meng Mamm hätt sich dat net könne vürstelle, datt ich als Motter ärbeede john.

My mother would have found it inconceivable that I should go work as a mother.


Vatter

Vatter m (plural Vätter, diminutive Vätterche)

From early modern German Vatter (contemporary Vater). The native dialectal form is obsolete Vader (except in the Limburgan-Ripuarian Transitional Dialects). Both from Old High German fater, fader.

Menge Bapp hät jemeent, als Vatter moss mer seng Famillich alleen ernähre.

My father thought that as a father you must provide for your family on your own.


giehn

giehn (third-person singular present gäht or geht, past tense gieng or geeng or geng, past participle gang or gange)

gäht (present singular third-person)
geht (present singular third-person)
gieng (past)
geeng (past)
geng (past)
gang (participle past)
gange (participle past)

From Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic *gān.

Wann de anner all heemgiehn, kenne mir och gohn.

If the others all go home, we can go too.

(western and southern Moselle Franconian) to go


stiehn

stiehn (third-person singular present stäht or steht, preterite stuhn or stonn, past participle gestanne)

stäht (present singular third-person)
steht (present singular third-person)
stuhn (preterite)
stonn (preterite)
gestanne (participle past)

From Old High German stēn, from Proto-Germanic *stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Wann de anner hei stiehn, kann ech och hei stohn.

If the others are standing here, I can stand here too.

(western and southern Moselle Franconian) to stand


gohn

gohn (third-person singular present gäht or geiht, preterite geeng or geng, past participle gange)

gäht (present singular third-person)
geiht (present singular third-person)
geeng (preterite)
geng (preterite)
gange (participle past)

From Middle High German gān, from Old High German gān, from Proto-West Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną.


gohn

(much of western and southern Moselle Franconian) infinitive of giehn, which supplies all inflected forms


stohn

stohn (third-person singular present steht or stäht or steiht, past tense stond or stong or stonn, past participle jestande or jestange or gestanne)

steht (present singular third-person)
stäht (present singular third-person)
steiht (present singular third-person)
stond (past)
stong (past)
stonn (past)
jestande (participle past)
jestange (participle past)
gestanne (participle past)

From Old High German stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

(Ripuarian, northeastern Moselle Franconian) to stand


stohn

(much of western and southern Moselle Franconian) infinitive of stiehn, which supplies all inflected forms


jonn

jonn (third-person singular present jeiht, past tense jing, past participle jejange)

jeiht (present singular third-person)
jing (past)
jejange (participle past)

From Middle High German gān, from Old High German gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁-.


kumme

kumme (third-person singular present kütt, past tense kom, past participle jekumme)

kütt (present singular third-person)
kom (past)
jekumme (participle past)

From Middle High German quemen, from Old High German kweman, from Proto-West Germanic *kweman, from Proto-Germanic *kwemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt. The form is a conflation of native kunn and German kommen.

Manchmol setz ich eröm un ich frooch mich, woröm
 Et su kumme mot, wie et kom, wie et jetz es.
 Un ich saach mer, datt et irjendwo wiggerjonn moss – jradus.

Sometimes I sit around and I wonder why
 It had to come the way it came, the way it is now.
 And I tell myself that somehow it has to go on – straight ahead.

(some Ripuarian dialects, including Kölsch) to come

konn

Ripuarian; some Moselle Franconian dialects; chiefly dated


Noacht

From Middle High German naht, nagt, from Old High German naht.

(parts of western Moselle Franconian) night


Kriech

Hunsrik: Kriegh, kriich


dä

(Ripuarian) masculine nominative and accusative

(some dialects of Ripuarian) plural dative


dän

(Moselle Franconian) masculine accusative

(western Moselle Franconian) masculine nominative


Johr

Johr n (plural Johr or Johre, diminutive Jöhrche or Jährche)

Johr (plural)
Johre (plural)
Jöhrche (diminutive)
Jährche (diminutive)

From Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic *jār, from Proto-Germanic *jērą.

(most dialects, including Ripuarian) year


Modder

Modder f (plural Moddere, diminutive Möddersje)

Hunsrik: Mutter

Luxembourgish: Mudder

From Middle High German muoter, from Old High German muoter, from Proto-West Germanic *mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare Limburgish moder, English mother.

Motter

most of Central Franconian, changed from the dialectical form under influence from German


Modder

Hunsrik: Mutter

A shortening of Moddersjroef, from Modder (“mother”) + Sjroef (“screw”).


maache

head

maache (third-person singular present mäht or maach or maat or mächt or micht, past tense maht or mäht or maachet or muuch or mooch, present participle maachend or maachens, past participle jemaht or jemaach or jemaad or gemaach or gemaacht)

mäht (present singular third-person)
maach (present singular third-person)
maat (present singular third-person)
mächt (present singular third-person)
micht (present singular third-person)
maht (past)
mäht (past)
maachet (past)
muuch (past)
mooch (past)
maachend (participle present)
maachens (participle present)
jemaht (participle past)
jemaach (participle past)
jemaad (participle past)
gemaach (participle past)
gemaacht (participle past)

From Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”).

der

D'r Sjeng hat jet i de Bóks jemaad. (Kirchröadsj)

(intransitive, informal, euphemistic) to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)

Zie maat siech jód. (Kirchröadsj)

(reflexive) to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))

Iech maach 't al lank.

Dä mäht et vleech noch e Jöhrche.

Iech han dier e Bild jemaad. (Kirchröadsj)

(transitive) to make, form , produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)

Heë maat mier Kamilletieë. (Kirchröadsj)

(transitive, of food, drinks, etc.) to make, prepare

Maach wats-te wils. (Kirchröadsj)

Doe maats miech wus. (Kirchröadsj)

(transitive, with an adjective) to make (to cause to be)

(transitive, arithmetic) to make, be, equal (the result of a calculation)

V'r maache 12 Euros de Sjtond. (Kirchröadsj)

(transitive, informal, colloquial) to make, earn (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)

Dat maat nuuks! (Kirchröadsj)

(transitive, impersonal, colloquial) to matter (to be important)


krijje

head

krijje (third-person singular present kritt or krich, past tense krääch or krät, past participle kräje or jekräje or jekrääch or jekrät)

kritt (present singular third-person)
krich (present singular third-person)
krääch (past)
krät (past)
kräje (participle past)
jekräje (participle past)
jekrääch (participle past)
jekrät (participle past)

From Middle High German krīgen, northern variant of kriegen. Most closely related to Dutch krijgen. Also cognate with German kriegen.

Du kriss meng Schohn net, die mähs de nur kapott.

You won’t get my shoes, you’d only ruin them.


selde

From Old High German *seldan, northern variant of seltan.


fröh

fröh (masculine fröhe, feminine fröh, comparative fröher or fröhter, superlative et fröhste or fröhtste)

fröhe (masculine)
fröh (feminine)
fröher (comparative)
fröhter (comparative)
et fröhste (superlative)
fröhtste (superlative)


jruß

jruß (masculine jruße, feminine and plural jruße or jruß, comparative jrüßer or jrüter, superlative et jrüßte or jrütste)

jruße (masculine)
jruße (feminine plural)
jruß (feminine plural)
jrüßer (comparative)
jrüter (comparative)
et jrüßte (superlative)
jrütste (superlative)

From Old High German grōz, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.


heeß

heeß (masculine heeße, feminine and plural heeße or heeß, comparative heeßer, superlative et heeßte)

heeße (masculine)
heeße (feminine plural)
heeß (feminine plural)
heeßer (comparative)
et heeßte (superlative)

From Old High German heiz, from Proto-Germanic *haitaz.


winnig

winnig (irregular declension, comparative winnijer or winniger, superlative et winnigste)

declension (irregular)
winnijer (comparative)
winniger (comparative)
et winnigste (superlative)

From Old High German wēnag (“lamentable”), from Proto-Germanic *wainagaz (“woeful, pitiful”).


fremb

head

fremb (masculine fremme or fremde, feminine and plural fremm or fremb or fremde, comparative fremmer or fremder, superlative et frembste)

fremme (masculine)
fremde (masculine)
fremm (feminine plural)
fremb (feminine plural)
fremde (feminine plural)
fremmer (comparative)
fremder (comparative)
et frembste (superlative)

From Middle High German vremede, from Old High German fremidi, from Proto-West Germanic *framiþī.

(some dialects of Ripuarian, including Kölsch) strange, foreign


hellepe

hellepe (third-person singular present hellep, past tense hollep, past participle jehollepe)

hellep (present singular third-person)
hollep (past)
jehollepe (participle past)

From Old High German *helpan (attested in several conjugated forms), northern variant of helfan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną.

Et Sarah von bovven es e leev Mädche, it hät mer met dä schwäre Täsche jehollepe.

Sarah from upstairs is a darling girl, she helped me with those heavy bags.

(Ripuarian, dated in some dialects) to help


doov

doov (masculine doove, feminine and plural doov or doove, comparative doover, superlative et doovste)

doove (masculine)
doov (feminine plural)
doove (feminine plural)
doover (comparative)
et doovste (superlative)
doov (positive)
strong (positive)
doove (masculine positive)
doov (feminine neuter positive)
weak (positive)
partitive (positive)
dooves (masculine neuter positive)
initial (positive)
doovem (masculine neuter positive)
doover (feminine positive)
doove (plural positive)
non-initial (positive)
doove (positive)
doover (comparative)
strong (comparative)
doovere (comparative masculine)
doover (comparative feminine neuter)
weak (comparative)
partitive (comparative)
dooveres (comparative masculine neuter)
initial (comparative)
dooverem (comparative masculine neuter)
dooverer (comparative feminine)
doovere (comparative plural)
non-initial (comparative)
doovere (comparative)
et doovste (superlative)
strong (superlative)
doovste (superlative)
weak (superlative)
initial (superlative)
doovstem (masculine neuter superlative)
doovster (feminine superlative)
doovste (plural superlative)
non-initial (superlative)
In this declension type (superlative)
not. (superlative)

From Middle High German douf, from Old High German *douf, northern variant of toub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz.


Zoot

Zoot f (plural Zoote, diminutive Zöötche)

Attested 15th century as zortten (plural). Directly from Middle French sorte.

Ääpele jitt et er vill Zoote.

Dat es en Zoot, die stirv net us.

Those kind of people, they’ll never die out.

(in particular) a certain kind of people, of characters


Fesch

Fesch m (plural Fesch, diminutive Feschelche or Feschje)

Fesch (plural)
Feschelche (diminutive)
Feschje (diminutive)

From Old High German fisc, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz.

Et jitt Waßer en der Rheng, da krijje de kleen Fesch och jet av.

Water’s getting into the Rhine, so the smaller fish will get some too. (A humorous saying when it is raining)


Bösch

Bösch m (plural Böscher or Bösche, diminutive Böschelche or Böschje)

Böscher (plural)
Bösche (plural)
Böschelche (diminutive)
Böschje (diminutive)

From Old High German busk. The -ö- is due to regular secondary umlaut before -sch- (compare wäsche, Frösch, etc.).

Wie weck lööf der Has en der Bösch? – Bes en de Medde, dernoh lööf e widder erus.
“How far into the forest will a hare run? – To the middle, after that it runs out again.” (A conundrum.)


jevve

jevve (third-person singular present jitt, past tense jov, past participle jejovve or jejevve)

jitt (present singular third-person)
jov (past)
jejovve (participle past)
jejevve (participle past)

From Old High German gevan, northern variant of geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

Der hellije Zint Määtes, dat wor ne jode Mann.
 Dä jov de Kender Kääzjer un stooch se selver an.

(Can we date this quote?), Traditional (lyrics and music), “A popular song for St. Martin's Day”:

Holy Saint Martin was a good man.
 He gave the children candles and lit them himself.


Wääch

Wääch (plural)
Wää (plural)
Wäje (plural)

From Old High German weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.


Löck

Löck (plurale tantum, diminutive Löckcher)

From Old High German liudī, northern variant of liutī, from Proto-Germanic *liudiz. The word underwent the regular Ripuarian velarisation -iud- → -ügd- → -ög-.

Bemöh dich doch net dermet, wat de Löck verzälle.

(most of Ripuarian) people; persons; folk


Ärm

Ärm m (plural Ärm or Ärme, diminutive Ärmche)

Ärm (plural)
Ärme (plural)
Ärmche (diminutive)

From Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos. The development -a- → -ę- is regular before -r- + a non-dental consonant.


Mau

From Middle High German mouwe, from Old High German mouwa, from Proto-West Germanic *mauwu, from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (“muff, sleeve”). Cognate with Dutch mouw.


Dau

From Old High German *dou, northern variant of tou.


Dau

Däm moss mer ens ene Dau jevve, datt e noh vüre kütt.

He’d need to be given a push, so that he might get ahead.


loofe

loofe (third-person singular present lööf or leeft or lääft, past tense leef, past participle jeloofe or geloofe or geloof)

lööf (present singular third-person)
leeft (present singular third-person)
lääft (present singular third-person)
leef (past)
jeloofe (participle past)
geloofe (participle past)
geloof (participle past)

Nemm et Auto, der Wääch es ze weck für ze loofe.

Take the car, the distance is too far to walk.

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to walk; to go; to run (move on foot, either at a normal or at an increased speed)


Honk

Honk m (plural Höng or Hong, diminutive Hönkche)

Höng (plural)
Hong (plural)
Hönkche (diminutive)

From Old High German hunt (with Ripuarian velarisation), from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.


jlööve

jlööve (third-person singular present jlööv, preterite jloov or jlöövte, past participle jejloov or jejlööv)

jlööv (present singular third-person)
jloov (preterite)
jlöövte (preterite)
jejloov (participle past)
jejlööv (participle past)

From Old High German *gilouven (attested as inflected gilouves), northern variant of gilouben, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną.

Dat kanns de denger Oma verzälle, die jlööv et vleech.

You can tell that to your grandma, she might believe it.


däue

däue (third-person singular present däut, past tense daut, past participle jedaut)

däut (present singular third-person)
daut (past)
jedaut (participle past)

From Old High German diuwen, from Proto-Germanic *þūhijaną. Compare Dutch duwen.

Dä däut mich op Seck un kritt selver dä Freistoß!

First he pushes me aside and then he’s the one who gets a freekick!


hierode

hierode (third-person singular present hierot, past participle jehierot)

hierot (present singular third-person)
jehierot (participle past)

/ˈhiːˌʀɔːdə/

Derived from the noun Hierot (“wedding”), seemingly under the influence of German heiraten (“to marry”). The old verb in the dialects is bestade; this is now obsolete in most places, but compare Luxembourgish bestueden.

Se hann jehierot un sibbe Pänz jekräje.

Hück es Polterovend en der Elsaßstroß,
 Denn der Pitter hierot morjen et Marie.
 Dat Marie hätt ich su jään für mich jehatt.
 Ich hann et och probeet, doch mich, mich wollt et nie.

1983, “Polterovend”performed by Bläck Fööss:

Today there’s Polterabend at Elsaßstraße,
 Because Peter marries Mary tomorrow.
 Mary I wanted so dearly for myself.
 I did try, but me she never wanted.

(Ripuarian, transitive or intransitive) to marry


fuul

fuul (masculine fuule, feminine fuul, comparativer fuuler, superlative et fuulste)

fuule (masculine)
fuul (feminine)
et fuulste (superlative)

From Middle High German vūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.


Bröck

Bröck f (plural Brögge, diminutive Bröggelche)

Hunsrik: Brick

Luxembourgish: Bréck

From Middle High German brucke, from Old High German brugga, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.


Bröck

(Ripuarian, most dialects) plural of Brock (“bride”)


Weng

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Weng m (plural Weng, diminutive Wengche)

From Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, with regular Ripuarian velarization of -īn-.


Wooch

(Ripuarian, north-western Moselle Franconian) scales (instrument for measuring)


Berch

Berch m (plural Berch, diminutive Berjelche)

From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg.

(Ripuarian, eastern Moselle Franconian) mountain


Blot

Hunsrik: Blud

Luxembourgish: Blutt

From Middle High German bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃tóm.

etymon

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) blood


mösse

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mösse (third-person singular present moss, past tense mot, past participle jemot or jemoss)

moss (present singular third-person)
mot (past)
jemot (participle past)
jemoss (participle past)

Hunsrik: misse

Luxembourgish: mussen

From Middle High German muozen, from Old High German muozan, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan. The now predominant Ripuarian form with -ö- is influenced by German müssen.
The past tense mot- is peculiar. It has replaced the expected forms, which in the singular would have become homophonous with the respective present forms (*moss, *moß). Original -st- seems to have been irregularly reduced to -t-. However, the pronunciation /mɔːt/ alongside /moːt/ hints at an influence by (regularly explainable) past tense forms of mugge, müjje (“may; to like”). The two verbs can be semantically close in negation; compare English I must not ≈ I may not.

Du moss dich ens wäsche, du rüchs e bessje.

You should wash yourself, you have a bit of a smell.

(Ripuarian, auxiliary) must; to have to; should


Droom

Droom m (plural Drööm or Dreem or Drääm, diminutive Dröömche or Dreemche or Dräämche)

Drööm (plural)
Dreem (plural)
Drääm (plural)
Dröömche (diminutive)
Dreemche (diminutive)
Dräämche (diminutive)

From Middle High German drōm, from Old High German *droum, northern variant of troum.


söke

söke (third-person singular present sök, past tense sok or soht, past participle jesok or jesoht)

sök (present singular third-person)
sok (past)
soht (past)
jesok (participle past)
jesoht (participle past)

From Middle High German suochen, from Old High German suohhen.
One of several Ripuarian relict words with an unshifted post-vocalic plosive. Compare Aap (“ape”), deep (“deep”).


Liev

Liev m or n (plural Liever, diminutive Lievje)

From Old High German *līf, northern variant of līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.


wääde

wääde (third-person singular present wird or weed, past tense wurd or wood, past participle wurde or jewurde or jewoode)

wird (present singular third-person)
weed (present singular third-person)
wurd (past)
wood (past)
wurde (participle past)
jewurde (participle past)
jewoode (participle past)

From Middle High German werden, from Old High German werdan.

(Ripuarian) to be; used with past participles to form the passive voice

(Ripuarian) will; shall; used with infinitives to form the future tense (which is rather rare, however)


loße

loße (third-person singular present löt or lett or ließt, past tense leet or leeß or looß, past participle jeloße or geloße or geloß)

löt (present singular third-person)
lett (present singular third-person)
ließt (present singular third-person)
leet (past)
leeß (past)
looß (past)
jeloße (participle past)
geloße (participle past)
geloß (participle past)

From Middle High German lāzen, from Old High German lāzan.
The Ripuarian inflected forms lacking -ß- are possibly unshifted relict forms. Compare, however, the Middle High German contraction lān, from which the present forms could be derived. Compare also the Ripuarian past tense mot of mösse, which, for its part, cannot be explained as a relict.

losse

southernmost Moselle Franconian; few dialects of Ripuarian

(most dialects) to make (someone do something)


verzälle

verzälle (third-person singular present verzällt, past tense verzallt, past participle verzallt)

verzällt (present singular third-person)
verzallt (past)
verzallt (participle past)

(Ripuarian) to talk; to speak with each other


mugge

mugge (third-person singular present maach, past tense mooch or moht, past tense jemooch or jemoht)

maach (present singular third-person)
mooch (past)
moht (past)
jemooch (past)
jemoht (past)

From Middle High German mugen, from Old High German mugan.

(Ripuarian, obsolete in many dialects) may; to be allowed to


üvver

From Old High German (*)uviri, northern variant of ubiri, from Proto-Germanic *ubiri.

üvverm

with the masculine and neuter dative of the definite article


schärp

schärp (masculine schärpe, feminine and plural schärpe or schärp, comparative schärper, superlative et schärpste)

schärpe (masculine)
schärpe (feminine plural)
schärp (feminine plural)
schärper (comparative)
et schärpste (superlative)

From Old High German (*)scarp, northern variant of scarf, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, with regular -ar- → -ęr- before a non-dental consonant. Compare the same in Dutch scherp.

Pass op! Dat Metz es ärch schärp.

scharf

Moselle Franconian; now alternatively in Ripuarian via German


Märch

From Middle High German marc, from Old High German marg with regular -ar- → -ęr- before a non-dental consonant, from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos. Compare the same in Dutch merg.


ärch

ärch (masculine ärje, feminine and plural ärch or ärje, comparative ärjer, superlative et ärchste)

ärje (masculine)
ärch (feminine plural)
ärje (feminine plural)
ärjer (comparative)
et ärchste (superlative)

From Old High German arg (“evil; corrupt; cowardly”), from Proto-Germanic *argaz, with regular -ar- → -ęr- before a non-dental consonant. Compare the same in Dutch erg. The adverbial sense “very” is found throughout western varieties of continental Germanic. See Hunsrik aarich and Pennsylvania German arrig.

inh

Ich hann en ärch Peng em Foß.

(Ripuarian, chiefly of things, events) bad; tremendous


ärch

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ärch (comparative ärjer, superlative et ärchste)

ärjer (comparative)
et ärchste (superlative)

Driev et net ze ärch!
Don′t go too far!


ärch

ärch (comparative mieh, superlative et mieste or mietste or mieschte)

mieh (comparative)
et mieste (superlative)
mietste (superlative)
mieschte (superlative)

Du bes enen ärch leeve Jong.


wesse

wesse (third-person singular present weeß or weiß or wääß, past tense woss or wosst, participle jewoss or gewosst)

weeß (present singular third-person)
weiß (present singular third-person)
wääß (present singular third-person)
tense woss (past)
wosst (past)
jewoss (participle)
gewosst (participle)

From Middle High German wizzen, from Old High German wizzan.

Wa’ meng Frau wöss, datt ich hee öm halver zwei noch en der Wirtschaff setze, do krääch ich se ävver!

If my wife knew that I’m still sitting here in the pub at half past one, I’d get slapped.

(most dialects) to know; to be aware (of a fact)


Pastuur

From Latin pāstor, but both the accent and the vocalism require a pronunciation pastōr (from the inflected forms). Compare the same in Dutch pastoor and, as one of two pronunciations, in German Pastor.

(most dialects) pastor (clergyman who serves a parish)


Rään

From Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.


Butz

Onomatopoeic; compare southern German Bussi (“kiss”) and similar forms in many languages. But possibly based on, or conflated with, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to push”). A second sense “push” is attested for some Central Franconian dialects. It may even be the older one if Dutch botsen (“collide”) is borrowed from it (as supposed in some of the literature).

onomatopoeic

Onomatopoeic

Jevv mer ens e Bützje odder häs de mich nemmieh jään?

So give me a kiss, or don’t you love me anymore?


Hot

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Hot m (plural Höt or Heet, diminutive Hötche or Heetche)

Höt (plural)
Heet (plural)
Hötche (diminutive)
Heetche (diminutive)

From Old High German (*)huod, northern variant of huot, from Proto-Germanic *hōdaz.

Maht et jot, ich schweng’ der Hot!

Take care, I’m taking my hat off! (A common informal good-bye)

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) hat


möd

möd (masculine möde, feminine and plural möd or möde, comparative möder, superlative et mödste)

möde (masculine)
möd (feminine plural)
möde (feminine plural)
möder (comparative)
et mödste (superlative)

From Middle High German müede, from Old High German muodi, from Proto-West Germanic *mōþī, from Proto-Germanic *mōþaz.


Jrav

Jrav n (plural Jräver or Jraver, diminutive Jrävje)

Jräver (plural)
Jraver (plural)
Jrävje (diminutive)

From Old High German graf, northern variant of grap, from Proto-Germanic *grabą.


Schull

Hunsrik: Schul

Luxembourgish: Schoul

The expected outcome of Old High German scuola would be šūl in southern Moselle Franconian, and šōl in northern Moselle Franconian and Ripuarian. The actual vocalism, namely šōl in the very south, šul elsewhere, implies an Old High German form *scōla through (re-)adaptation to Latin schola. This would also explain Luxembourgish Schoul (see there).


Zank

Zank m (plural Zäng, diminutive Zänkche)

From Middle High German zan, zant, from Old High German zan, zand, from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. For the phonetic development compare Hand.

Jank, Schäng, ’ch hann Zankpeng.

Go away, John, I have toothache. (Humorous example of “Ripuarian Chinese”.)

(Ripuarian, now chiefly western dialects) tooth


Deev

From Middle High German dief, from Old High German *diof, northern variant of diob, from Proto-West Germanic *þeub.


Broder

Broder m (plural Bröder or Breder, diminutive Bröderche or Brederche)

Bröder (plural)
Breder (plural)
Bröderche (diminutive)
Brederche (diminutive)

From Middle High German and Old High German bruoder.

Menge Broder es net ens e Johr aaler wie ich.

My brother is less than a year older than me.

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) brother


Tron

Tron f (plural Trone, diminutive Trönche or Tränche)

Trone (plural)
Trönche (diminutive)
Tränche (diminutive)

From Middle High German trān, northern form of trahen, from Old High German trahan, from Proto-Germanic *trahnuz.

Kumm, loss mer fiere, nit lamentiere.
 Jet Spass un Freud, dat hät noch keinem Minsch jeschad.
 Denn die Trone, die de laachs, moss de nit kriesche.
 Loss mer fiere op kölsche Aat.

1991, “Loss mer fiere”performed by De Höhner:

Come on, let's celebrate, not whine.
 A little fun and joy has never hurt anybody.
 The tears you laugh, you don't have to cry.
 So let's celebrate like real Colognians.

(most dialects) tear (liquid from the eye)


schlääch

schlääch (masculine schläächte, feminine and plural schläächte or schlääch, comparative schläächter, superlative et schläächste)

schläächte (masculine)
schläächte (feminine plural)
schlääch (feminine plural)
schläächter (comparative)
et schläächste (superlative)

Dä Torwaat von dännen es su schlääch, datt e schlääch es.

Their goalkeeper is really bad. (Literally: ... so bad that he’s bad.)


werm

Contraction of wier, weer (“again”) + öm (“around”). Compare German wiederum, Dutch wederom.


vür

Middle High German vür, from a merger of Old High German furi (“for”), from Proto-West Germanic *furi, and fora (“before”), from Proto-West Germanic *forē.
The Central Franconian prepositions für and vür are essentially one word; the spelling distinction mirrors German für and vor.


Sambsdaach

Sambsdaach m (plural Sambsdaach or Sambsdääch)


Donnersdaach

Donnersdaach m (plural Donnersdaach or Donnersdääch)

Donnersdaach (plural)
Donnersdääch (plural)


Sonndaach

Sonndaach m (plural Sonndaach or Sonndääch)


Dingsdaach

Dingsdaach m (plural Dingsdaach or Dingsdääch)


Freidaach

Freidaach m (plural Freidaach or Freidääch)


Mondaach

Mondaach m (plural Mondaach or Mondääch)

From Middle High German māntac, from Old High German *māndag, northern variant of māntag, from late Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (“day of the moon”).


onger

From Old High German *undar, northern variant of untar.


Samsdaach

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Samsdaach m (plural Samsdaach or Samsdääch)


Friedaach

Friedaach m (plural Friedaach or Friedääch)


Densdaach

Densdaach m (plural Densdaach or Densdääch)


Hock

From Old High German hūd, northern variant of hūt, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz.


evvens

Either an adverbial genitive of evve or contracted from the former + ens (“once, just”). Compare German eben mal (“quickly, easily”).
At any rate, used more or less interchangeably with simple evve.


koofe

koofe (third-person singular present kööf or keeft or kääft, past tense koofte, past participle jekoof or gekooft or kooft)

kööf (present singular third-person)
keeft (present singular third-person)
kääft (present singular third-person)
koofte (past)
jekoof (participle past)
gekooft (participle past)
kooft (participle past)

From Old High German koufōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from Latin caupō (“shopkeeper”).

Waat evvens hee, ich john flögg Zirette koofe.

Wait here for a moment, I’ll just go buy cigarettes.


Ooch

Ooch n (plural Ooge, diminutive Ööjelche)

Ripuarian; most dialects of northern Moselle Franconian

From Middle High German ouge, from Old High German ouga.

Ich hann jet em Ooch.

(most of Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) eye


rofe

rofe (third-person singular present röf or reft, past tense reef, past participle jerofe or gerofe)

röf (present singular third-person)
reft (present singular third-person)
reef (past)
jerofe (participle past)
gerofe (participle past)

Zint Määtes es att widder hee.

Wann hä us röf: mir senn att hee!

When he calls us, we’re already there. (Lines from a popular St. Martin’s song)

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to call; to shout


leeje

leeje (third-person singular present lüch or leecht, past tense looch, past participle jeloge or geloge)

lüch (present singular third-person)
leecht (present singular third-person)
looch (past)
jeloge (participle past)
geloge (participle past)


Nas

Nas f (plural Nase, diminutive Näsje or Näsche)

Nase (plural)
Näsje (diminutive)
Näsche (diminutive)

Hunsrik: Naas

From Middle High German nase, from Proto-Germanic *nasō.

(Ripuarian, eastern Moselle Franconian) nose


läje

läje (third-person singular present lät or lääch or läächt, past tense lat or laach, past participle jelat or jelaach or geläächt)

lät (present singular third-person)
lääch (present singular third-person)
läächt (present singular third-person)
lat (past)
laach (past)
jelat (participle past)
jelaach (participle past)
geläächt (participle past)

From Middle High German legen, from Old High German leggen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.

Wo es dann meng Zeidung? Die hatt ich hee op der Desch jelat.

Where’s my newspaper? I had put it right here on the table.

(most dialects) to put; to lay; to make lie


lijje

lijje (third-person singular present litt or lich, past tense looch, past participle jeläje)

litt (present singular third-person)
lich (present singular third-person)
looch (past)
jeläje (participle past)

From Old High German ligan, alternative form of liggan (which would have yielded Ripuarian *legge), from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną.

Jiss de mer ens dat Booch, wat derhenge litt?

Would you give me that book which is lying over there?

(Ripuarian) to lie (be in a horizontal position)


lijje

lijje (third-person singular present litt, past tense lett, past participle jeledde or jelijje)

litt (present singular third-person)
lett (past)
jeledde (participle past)
jelijje (participle past)


schlon

schlon (third-person singular present schleet or schleit, past tense schlooch, past participle jeschlage or jeschlon or geschlon or geschlan)

schleet (present singular third-person)
schleit (present singular third-person)
schlooch (past)
jeschlage (participle past)
jeschlon (participle past)
geschlon (participle past)
geschlan (participle past)


blieve

blieve (third-person singular present bliet or bliev, past tense blevv, past participle jeblevve or blevve)

bliet (present singular third-person)
bliev (present singular third-person)
blevv (past)
jeblevve (participle past)
blevve (participle past)

From Old High German belīvan, northern variant of bilīban.

Küss de met odder blies de hee?


Stroß

Stroß f (plural Stroße, diminutive Strößje or Sträßche)

Stroße (plural)
Strößje (diminutive)
Sträßche (diminutive)

From Middle High German strāze (also as strōze, strouze), from Old High German strāza, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu (“street”), an early borrowing from Late Latin strāta. Cognate to Dutch straat, English street, German Straße, Hunsrik Stros.


Woot

Woot n (plural Wööt or Wööder, diminutive Wöötche)

Wööt (plural)
Wööder (plural)
Wöötche (diminutive)

From Old High German *word, northern variant of wort, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰh₁om.

Hä hät der janzen Ovend kee Woot jesat.


froge

froge (third-person singular present frööch or fröt or frät, past tense frot or frooch or fruuch, past participle jefrot or jefrooch or gefrot)

frööch (present singular third-person)
fröt (present singular third-person)
frät (present singular third-person)
frot (past)
frooch (past)
fruuch (past)
jefrot (participle past)
jefrooch (participle past)
gefrot (participle past)

From Old High German frāgēn. Compare German fragen, Dutch vragen.

Wa’ mer dä jet fröt, denk e jo jar nit draan, Antwoot ze jevve.

If you ask him something, he doesn’t even consider answering.

(most dialects) to ask; to pose a question

frohe

some southern dialects of Moselle Franconian


Ääpelschlot

Ääpelschlot m or f (plural Ääpelschlote)

/ˈɛːpəlˌʃlɔːt/

Würschjer ha’ mer er keen mieh, ävver du kanns noch Ääpelschlot hann.

We don’t have any more sausages, but you can have some more potato salad.


Mösch

Mösch f (plural Mösche, diminutive Möschelche)

From Latin musciō, derived from musca. Compare Luxembourgish Mësch, Dutch mus.

Wie kütt die Mösch, die Mösch, die Mösch
 Bei uns en de Köch?
 Un setz sich medden op der Desch,
 Die Mösch, die Mösch, die Mösch!
 Wat well die en dä Köch?
 En Mösch hööt en der Bösch!
 Och, wenn se doch bluß wiggerflöch,
 Die Mösch, die Mösch, die Mösch!

1931, “Die Mösch”performed by Willi Ostermann:

How does that sparrow, sparrow, sparrow
 Get into our kitchen?
 And it sits down in the middle of the table,
 That sparrow, sparrow, sparrow!
 What does it want in this kitchen?
 A sparrow belongs in the forest!
 Oh, if it only flew away,
 That sparrow, sparrow, sparrow!


Foß

Foß m (plural Föß or Feß, diminutive Fößje or Feßche)

Föß (plural)
Feß (plural)
Fößje (diminutive)
Feßche (diminutive)

From Old High German fuoz, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Lo’ mer heemjohn, ich hann kaal Föß.

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) foot (lower part of the leg)


Hemb

Hemb n (plural Hemder, diminutive Hembche)

From Old High German hemidi, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją.


Zieh

Zieh m or f (plural Ziehe or Zieh, diminutive Ziehche)

Ziehe (plural)
Zieh (plural)
Ziehche (diminutive)

From Middle High German zēhe, from Old High German zēha, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ (“toe”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”).


Himb

head

Himb n (plural Himmer or Himber, diminutive Himbche)

Himmer (plural)
Himber (plural)
Himbche (diminutive)

From Old High German hemidi, from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją. While Ripuarian Hemb as well as Luxembourgish Hiem look more regular, the predominant Moselle Franconian -i- seems difficult to explain, unless one were to postulate an Old High German variant *himidi or possibly *hēmidi.

(many dialects of Moselle Franconian) shirt


-che

From Middle High German -ichin, from Old High German -ihhīn, from Proto-Germanic *-ikīną, a double diminutive, from *-ikaz + *-īną (compare *-ukīn).

Stadt (“town, city”) + -che → Städtche (“little town”)


Ledder

From Middle High German leder, from Old High German ledar, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą.