bie

Compare German bin, Alemannic German bi, English be.


eiern

(Erzgebirgisch) to sway; to teeter; to stagger (to start to fall or move as though one might fall)


atu

From Middle High German mir tout ande nach, from Middle High German ande, ant (“a slight, an affront”). Compare German antun, Old Dutch andon.

(Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to do something to somebody


brenne

Inherited from Middle High German brennen, from Old High German brennen, from Proto-West Germanic *brannijan, from Proto-Germanic *brannijaną. Compare German brennen.


barme

From Old High German barmēn. Compare German erbarmen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment)


marken

From Middle High German merken, from Old High German merchen, from Proto-West Germanic *markijan, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną (“to mark, notice”).

inh

(Erzgebirgisch) to notice (a situation, difference not readily apparent)

(Erzgebirgisch) to memorize, remember, learn


brumme

From Middle High German brummen, from Old High German *brummōn, from Proto-West Germanic *brummōn (“to drone, hum, growl”).
Compare German brummen, Dutch brommen, Swedish brumma.

der

(Erzgebirgisch) to be out of tune, be in a bad mood

Iech musst arscht noch brumme.


freie

(Erzgebirgisch) to gladden, to make glad, to make pleased


breie

(Erzgebirgisch) to chat, talk, babble, prate


stimme

From Middle High German stimmen, from Old High German *stimmen (attested in Old High German gistimmen), from the same source as East Central German Stimm (“voice, vote”).


halfen

From Middle High German hëlfen, from Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, from Proto-Germanic *helpaną.


braue

From Middle High German brūwen, briuwen, from Old High German briuwan. Compare German brauen, English brew.


aarm

(Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to inherit (to receive by inheritance)


laam

(Erzgebirgisch) to live, to exist, to occupy a place


bewilling

(Erzgebirgisch) to grant, to concede, to allow, to approve


brinne

From Middle High German brinnen, from Old High German brinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *brinnan.

Brinne die Barn wieder?


maane

From Middle High German meinen, from Old High German meinen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (“to mean, think; lament”). Cognate with Bavarian manan, German meinen.

der

Freilich hatt dar gute Maa dann Angst und dacht', wos warn die Leit ze dan Sprung maane?

Of course, the good man was then afraid and thought, what will people think about this jump?

(Erzgebirgisch) to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose

(Erzgebirgisch) to mean; to have in mind; to convey


briehe

Compare German brühen, Dutch brouwen, English brew.

(Erzgebirgisch) to blanch, pour seething water over


lieng

From Middle High German liegen, from Old High German liogan, from Proto-West Germanic *leugan, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą.


nehe

From Middle High German nāian, from Old High German nājen, nāian, from Proto-Germanic *nēaną.


koose

desc

>→ German: Käslausch (“Low German dialect of Warmia”)

Cognate with German Low German koose, from Latin causārī.


wünscha

wünschen (alternative)
wüngsch (alternative)
wüngscht (alternative)
macha (alternative)
lacha (alternative)

Und ei damm Sinne wünsch iech … euch olla 'n recht guda heeliga Oobend und gesunde Feiertage.

written 1939 & published 1942, Ernst Schenke, Schlesier-Kameraden, p. 125

Standard High German: Und in dem Sinne wünsche/wünsch ich … euch allen einen recht guten heiligen/Heiligen Abend und gesunde Feiertage.

Dar Forschtmensch [...] wünschte derr Gretla fruhe Ustern [...].

1965, Ernst Schenke, Die bunte Schlesiertruhe. Ein schlesisches Heimatbüchlein für alt und jung, 3rd edition, page 16:


bodn

(Erzgebirgisch) to bathe, to give a bath to or have a bath.


brazln

Is Radscho brazlt.


daazn

Die daazen abr rim.


drlaam

Dos mr dos noch drlaam missn!

I never thought we'd have to experience this!


feedr

From Middle High German vürder, vurder, from Old High German furdir; ultimately related to fort (Proto-Germanic *ferrai). Cognate to English further.

Dos gieht feedr!

(Erzgebirgisch) to go on, to move on, to continue


tschinnrn

tschinrn (alternative)
zschinnern (alternative)


ahln

(Erzgebirgisch) to rest, to recover through rest and relaxation


straachln

(Erzgebirgisch) to stroke (to move the hand over the surface of), to pet; to fondle


aarchrn

Inherited from Middle High German argern (“worsen”), from Old High German argerōn; compare German ärgern.

inh+

(Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to annoy, to make angry

(Erzgebirgisch, reflexive) to be annoyed, to be angry, to get annoyed, to get angry


abreckln

(Erzgebirgisch) to be/get very annoyed/angry


stirln

Compare German sterlen and German störlen.


ästemieren

(Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to regard, to consider


astn

(Erzgebirgisch) to carry something heavy


attln

(Erzgebirgisch, intransitive) to dawdle; to be slow


aufdauern

(Erzgebirgisch, intransitive) to stay up late


gammrn

(Erzgebirgisch) to wail, whine, moan, lament, whinge


gahng

From Middle High German jagen, from Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn. Compare German jagen.


eesn

From Middle High German eisen, from Old High German egison, probably related to Proto-West Germanic *agi (“fear”).

s eest mich

(Erzgebirgisch, impersonal, + dative) to cause terror

(Erzgebirgisch, reflexive) to be terrified


ohflahe

(Erzgebirgisch) to bash, to denigrate, to criticise sharply and in an unhelpful, personal manner


oofiirn

ohfihrn (alternative)
oofihrn (alternative)

Die Mütze is schu rȧcht oogefiehrt

(Erzgebirgisch, reflexive) to bother oneself with somebody/something, to associate with somebody/something, to mess around with somebody


gaatn

(Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to pull out (weeds)

(Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to weed (a garden, etc.)


scheing

(Erzgebirgisch) to shoo, shoo away, drive away


schlaafn

(Erzgebirgisch) to grind, to whet, to move across a surface abrasively


gaafrn

(Erzgebirgisch) to drivel, to drool, to salivate


aufhehm

(Erzgebirgisch) to keep something for future reference (for when it is needed, as a souvenir, etc.)


aufhenge

(Erzgebirgisch) to hang up (something like laundry)


aufhuckln

auf- + Huckl. Compare East Central German Huckel (“slight elevation, uneven shape”).

cog

(Erzgebirgisch) to take something on the back (like a backpack)


aufkartn

auf- + kartn. Compare German karden (“to card, curl, scrape, comb”).


aufkneppln

auf- + kneppln. Compare German aufknöpfen.

Is Hemm aufkneppln.


flämln

(Erzgebirgisch, weather) to snow slightly


aufkreizn

auf- + kreizn. Compare German aufkreuzen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to turn up, to show up (spontaneously)


aufmexn

(Erzgebirgisch, weather) to rain heavily


aufnussn

auf- + nussn. Maybe related with German Nuss.


aufschloong

auf- + schloong. Compare German aufschlagen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to pitch, to serve (a ball)

(Erzgebirgisch) to set up, to pitch up (a camp, a tent)

(Erzgebirgisch) to break, to crack (an egg)

(Erzgebirgisch) to open (a book, the eyes)

(Erzgebirgisch) to impact, to strike, to hit

(Erzgebirgisch) to knock open (a door, a window)


aufspieln

auf- + spieln. Compare German aufspielen.


aufsuppn

(Erzgebirgisch) to wipe up, mop up liquid


auftroong

auf- + troong. Compare German auftragen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to apply some liquid or fluid


aufwurzln

(Erzgebirgisch) to turn up (e.g. the volume of a radio)

(Erzgebirgisch) to perform high sexually

Nu dar kah fei aufwurzln.


aufzwickn

auf- + zwickn. Compare German zwicken and German zwecken.

(Erzgebirgisch) to do something energetically


auslaatschn

aus- + laatschn. Compare German latschen (“to traipse, walk about”).

(Erzgebirgisch) to cheat; to be unfaithful (have sexual or romantic relations with another than one's stable partner, typically in secret)


ausmahrn

aus- + mahrn. Compare German mären (“to be slow and awkward, to dawdle, to talk awkwardly, to babble.”).

(Erzgebirgisch) to finish, to get done (soon)


ausraum

(Erzgebirgisch) to rob, to steal (leaving nothing behind)


ausruhßn

(Erzgebirgisch) to get one over on someone

(Erzgebirgisch) to have a serious accident


ausschnadln

(Erzgebirgisch) to free a tree from superfluous or scrawny branches by cutting them off

(Erzgebirgisch) to remove branches (from felled trees)


ausschuhrn

(Erzgebirgisch) to clean out (of manure)


ausstaffiern

aus- + staffiern. Compare German ausstaffieren.


austraatn

aus- + traatn. Compare German austreten.

(Erzgebirgisch) to leave, retire from, quit (a club, organization, etc.; collocates with aus)

(Erzgebirgisch) to stamp out (fire, etc.)

see a man about a horse
see a man about a horse

(Erzgebirgisch) to spend a penny, see a man about a horse


baarschn

(Erzgebirgisch) to run around in a surly, gruffy manner


baatn

From Middle High German beten, from Old High German betōn.


balng

(Erzgebirgisch) to tussle, scuffle (playfuly)


bassln

(Erzgebirgisch) to do DIY, to perform handicrafts without much expertise


batschn

(Erzgebirgisch) smacking (with the mouth) during eating


battln

(Erzgebirgisch) to beg (alms), to panhandle


batzn

Horch ner, wies batzt!

(Erzgebirgisch) to sound faintly (when a small object hits the ground)


baxn

die baxn mitnannr

(Erzgebirgisch) to have a Bratkatoffelverhältnis, to have a loose, extramarital love relationship that is not intended to last long and in which great importance is attached to the provision of a daily hot meal

(Erzgebirgisch) to provide sexual service in exchange for the provision of food


beebern

Compare German beben and German bibbern.

(Erzgebirgisch) to beat loudly (e.g. with a hammer)


bekreizing

(Christianity, Erzgebirgisch) to cross oneself


bereie

From Old High German bihriuwan. Compare Luxembourgish bereien, German bereuen.

e wos bereit hamm


beschloong

(Erzgebirgisch) to coat with condensation, fog up, steam up

(Erzgebirgisch) to fit with nails, studs, clasps, etc.

(Erzgebirgisch) to put horseshoes on a horse

(Erzgebirgisch) to grow moldy or tarnished


beschwichting

(Erzgebirgisch) to assuage; to conciliate; to pacify


beseiting

ne Leich beseiting

(Erzgebirgisch) to dispose of (get rid of something), remove, eliminate


bezaange

(Erzgebirgisch) to name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote

(Erzgebirgisch) to identify with, to indicate, to describe as


biedln

(Erzgebirgisch) to tattle on, to tell on, to snitch on


bischn

(Erzgebirgisch) to soothe, calm, cradle (a baby) (connected with quiet hissing)


pischprn

(Erzgebirgisch) to whisper, to quietly and secretly say (something, usually something disparaging) about (someone)


bittln un battln

(Erzgebirgisch) to beg (in an importunate and repetitive way)


blarrn

From Middle High German blēren, blerren. Compare German plärren, also comparable and possibly cognate with Dutch blaren, whence English blare. Eventually of onomatopoeic origin.

onomatopoeic

onomatopoeic


bleeng

bleeget (participle past)
blaang (alternative)


bleim

head

bleim (third-person singular present blebbt)

(Erzgebirgisch) (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to remain (to continue to be)

(Erzgebirgisch) (intransitive, + infinitive) to keep (on); to continue (see usage notes below)

(Erzgebirgisch) (intransitive) to stay; to remain in a place

(Erzgebirgisch) (intransitive) to be; to be stuck; implying tardiness

(Erzgebirgisch) (intransitive, + dative) to be left for someone

(Erzgebirgisch) (intransitive, + bei) to stick with; to stay with


blohsn

From Middle High German blāsen, Old High German blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan. Compare Luxembourgish blosen and German blasen.


bobln

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) to do something slowly

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) to do something accurately


bockn

(Erzgebirgisch) to just keep doing something


branzn

From Middle High German pranzen. Compare German pranzen, English prance, Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”).


brattrn

en brattrn gie

(Erzgebirgisch) to drink, to booze; to consume alcohol excessively (in terms of quantity or frequency)


braung

From Old High German brūhhan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną (“use, employ, consume”). Compare German brauchen, English brook and Dutch bruiken.


breetlaatschn

(Erzgebirgisch, derogatory) to blab, tell around


breschn

Maybe related with East Central German Breschr or German Bresche.


brilln

From Middle High German brüelen, ultimately imitative. Compare German brüllen.

onomatopoeic

imitative


brockenieren

(Erzgebirgisch) to nag, to grumble, to annoy, to upset


brotn

From Middle High German brāten, from Old High German brātan, from Proto-Germanic *brēdaną. Compare German braten.

(Erzgebirgisch) to roast; to grill; to broil


bruhdln

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) to drink (alcohol)


buhln

die buhln wie olbr


bullagn

(Erzgebirgisch) to frolic, to romp about


burng

From Old High German borgēn, from Proto-Germanic *burgōną. Compare German borgen.


haane

(Erzgebirgisch) to thrust, slash (with a weapon)

(Erzgebirgisch) to hit, beat, bang, whack, to smack

Groos haane


daangln

(Erzgebirgisch, vulgar) to have sexual intercourse


dalln

Do ward doch nischt, wenn die bluß rimdalln.

Nothing will come of it if they just dawdle around.


damprn

Hehr auf ze dampern, mach wos Richtsches!


dauteln

Wos dautelste su rüm?


dangln

Pass auf, dar danglt wie vrrickt!

Watch out, the [conifer] is shedding its needles like crazy!

(Erzgebirgisch) to shed the needles of a conifer


dechtn

Iech decht, s wär mr ze teir.

It seemed to me it would be too expensive.

Heit tut se sich abr dechtn.

(Erzgebirgisch) to be glad, to be pleased, to be happy

(Erzgebirgisch) to be rejoice with pride


deebrn

(Erzgebirgisch) to be angry, to rant loudly

Mir wolln schlofen un die deebrn immer nuch.

We want to sleep and they are still making noise.


deermen

(Erzgebirgisch) to roll around restlessly


deetschn

(Erzgebirgisch) to get upset, to get worked up


drahschn

(Erzgebirgisch, weather) to rain heavily


draschn

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) to beat, to punch


drbiern

(Erzgebirgisch) to whinge, to grizzle, to nag, to niggle

(Erzgebirgisch) to jostle, to push (to get something done)


drwiern

(Erzgebirgisch) Alternative form of drbiern


drfindn

(Erzgebirgisch) to fabricate (something untrue); to make up (a story)

(Erzgebirgisch) to find out, to discover


drhaltn

(Erzgebirgisch) to receive (something given, sent, won, etc.)

(Erzgebirgisch) to receive (a rebuke, punishment, fine, prison sentence, etc.)

(Erzgebirgisch) to receive (an injury, etc.)

(Erzgebirgisch) to receive (information, instructions, a message, etc.)

(Erzgebirgisch) to receive, to win (support, votes, an award, rights, a contract)

(Erzgebirgisch) to maintain, to keep (in a certain state)


driebrrutschn

emol driebrrutschn

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial, vulgar) to have incidental sex


driebrziehe

head

driebrziehe (past participle driebrgezuhng)

(Erzgebirgisch) to put on (clothes) (over something else)

Krisst gelei e paar driebrgezuhng!


drsaafn

De kleen Katzn missn mr drsaafn!

Dr hot sich ball drsaaft.

He cried heavily. (lit. He almost drowned himself)

(Erzgebirgisch, figuratively) to cry heavily


drschloong

From dr- + schloong. Compare German erschlagen.


drvuhtroong

(Erzgebirgisch, figuratively) to achieve, obtain


drweckn

From dr- + weckn. Compare German erwecken.


drwischn

From dr- + wischn. Compare German erwischen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to understand, comprehend


drzehln

From dr- + zehln. Compare German erzählen.


durchnamme

From durch + namme. Compare German durchnehmen.


dutzn

(Erzgebirgisch) to bump lightly (into something)


eeln

(Erzgebirgisch) to drink, to booze; to consume alcohol excessively (in terms of quantity or frequency)


eibleie

(Erzgebirgisch) to beat (something) into (someone), to impress (something) upon (someone)


eibraagln

is Assn eibraagln

(Erzgebirgisch) to fry in, to shrink in frying

(Erzgebirgisch) to preserve by frying, to conserve by frying


eibrockn

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) to get someone into trouble

(Erzgebirgisch) to put bread crumbs into (milk or soup)


eidiesln

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) spraying oneself or someone (excessively) with perfume or deodorant


eifaadln

From ei- + faadln. Compare German einfädeln.

(Erzgebirgisch, idiomatic, figurative) to contrive, orchestrate


eifalln

From ei- + falln. Compare German einfallen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to occur (to somebody), to come (to somebody); to come to mind


eiferm

From ei- + ferm. Compare German einfärben.

(Erzgebirgisch) (to colour with dye) to dye


eihaane

From ei- + haane. Compare German einhauen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to hew, to bash, to smash in

(Erzgebirgisch, figuratively, colloquial) to dig in (i.e. food)


kalling

(Erzgebirgisch) to lime (treat with lime)


eigiehe

(Erzgebirgisch) to shrink, shrivel, contract (clothes, bodily)


eihenge

From ei- + henge. Compare German einhängen.

de Gusch eihenge

to pouth with the mouth (lit. to hang in the mouth)

(Erzgebirgisch, figuratively) to pout, to sulk


eikaafn

From ei- + kaafn. Compare German einkaufen.


eikrahln

From ei- + krahln. Maybe related to German einkrallen.


eikratzn

From ei- + kratzn. Compare German einkratzen.


eileng

(Erzgebirgisch, a protest or appeal) to file


eimuchsn

(Erzgebirgisch) to spray (oneself or someone (excessively) with perfume or deodorant)


einaabln

(Erzgebirgisch) to fog, fog in (with smoke)


einamme

Trepple einamme

(Erzgebirgisch) to take, to have (of meals or medicine)

(Erzgebirgisch) to take up, to cover, to span (space, area)

(Erzgebirgisch) to make oneself likeable


einatzn

vr dr Rehr einatzn


eipriegln

(Erzgebirgisch) to beat, to strike, to pummel


eireegne

(Erzgebirgisch) to rain, to rain in, to rain on


eiriern

From ei- + riern. Compare German einrühren.

(Erzgebirgisch) to start, to bring about


eisaafn

(Erzgebirgisch, idiomatic) to rub snow on someone's face


eisaame

From ei- + saame. Compare German einsäumen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to hem (put a hem on an article of clothing)

(Erzgebirgisch) to border; to line; to skirt


eisaue

From ei- + saue. Compare German einsauen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to make dirty, to stain heavily

(Erzgebirgisch) to put on freshly washed clothes


eischloong

(Erzgebirgisch) to wrap in, wrap around, to envelope (like paper)


eischnappn

(Erzgebirgisch) to get in a huff, to get in a bad mood, to get out of tune


eitriem

From ei- + triem. Compare German eintrüben.

(Erzgebirgisch) to tarnish, to cloud, to blur

(Erzgebirgisch) to cloud, tarnish (make something, often a joyous occasion, less happy or lighthearted)


eivorleim

From ei- + vorleim. Compare German einverleiben.


eiweeng

From ei- + weeng. Compare German einweichen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to soak, to steep (like laundry)


eiwickln

From ei- + wickln. Compare German einwickeln.

(Erzgebirgisch) to envelop, wrap up, wrap (enclose in fabric, paper, etc.)


eiwilling

From ei- + willing. Compare German einwilligen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to consent (to), to agree (to)


eizeime

From ei- + zeime. Compare German einzäunen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to fence in, fence, enclose


erlaam

From er- + laam. Compare German erleben.

(Erzgebirgisch) to experience, to see, live to see, witness

(Erzgebirgisch) to see, live to see, witness


faahl gieh

(Erzgebirgisch) to fail; to be unsuccessful


faahln

(Erzgebirgisch) to lack; to be unsuccessful

(Erzgebirgisch) to be absent from, to be missing from, to be lacking in


farschtrn

(Erzgebirgisch) to be excited and talk about it in an overexcited way


faukn

(Erzgebirgisch) to concern oneself with something

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) make out with each other


ferchtn

(Erzgebirgisch) Alternative form of farchtn


fiern

Itze ward sich gefiert!


fischbrn

(Erzgebirgisch) to feel with the hands, to fumble, to feel around (like in darkness)


flaazn

(Erzgebirgisch) to sprawl, to slouch, comfortably and unceremoniously sit or lie down on a piece of furniture


flachtn

(Erzgebirgisch) to plait; to braid; to weave


flahe

From Middle High German vlaejen, Middle High German vlaehen, vlaehen (“to wash, rinse”). Perhaps ultimately an Old High German borrowing of Latin fluo (“to flow, rinse”).

mol fix durchflahe


flamln

Probably related to East Central German flemmen.


frassn

(of an animal, Erzgebirgisch) to eat; to feed on; to devour

(of a person, derogatory, Erzgebirgisch) to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig

Die hoh iech gefrassn!

I can’t stand her! (literally, “I have eaten that one.”)

(of a person, derogatory, Erzgebirgisch) to despise, to have a pet peeve against

Dann kennt ich frassn!

I really like him! (literally, “I could eat him.”)

(of a person, colloquial, Erzgebirgisch) to like, to really like someone


furng

(Erzgebirgisch) to gouge, to rut, to groove, to gutter


fuutschn

(Erzgebirgisch) to work untidily, to do sloppy work


gaatschn

(Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to talk a lot of nonsense, to babble nonsense


gahdrn

(Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to chatter, to talk (fast and much)


gauchsn

(Erzgebirgisch) to give a high-pitched (often inadvertent) cry of exultation


geigln

(Erzgebirgisch) to be weird, to joke around


geing

(Erzgebirgisch) to fiddle, to play the violin


Gewirch

From ge- + wirng. Compare German Gewürge.


wirng

(Erzgebirgisch) to strain, make an effort


glaam

De kasts glaam odr aah net


griebln

(Erzgebirgisch) to brood, to ponder, to ruminate, to muse, to worry, to fret


gungsn

Wenn die wiedr su gungsn, do saa iech abr mol wos.

If they bump like that again, I'll say something.

(Erzgebirgisch) to push, to shove, to bump


haahe

(Erzgebirgisch) to thrust, slash (with a weapon)

ene runnr haahe

(Erzgebirgisch) to hit, beat, bang, whack, to smack


haaln

From Middle High German heilen, from Old High German heilen, from Proto-West Germanic *hailijan (“to heal, make whole, save”).


Haamit

Haamet (alternative)
Heemte (alternative)

(Erzgebirgisch, of a person) home, home town, homeland, native land

(Erzgebirgisch, figurative, of things) home; homeland; place where something originated or where it is deep-rooted


haargaam

From haar- + gaam. Cognate to German hergeben.

(Erzgebirgisch) to hand over (towards speaker)

Nu dar kaa haargaam!

(Erzgebirgisch) to scold strongly, to rant


haarhaltn

From haar- + haltn. Cognate with German herhalten.


hachln

(Erzgebirgisch) to pant or breathe fast and loudly through one’s mouth (much like dogs do when hot or short of breath)


hiebraatschn

(Erzgebirgisch) sit down casually to obscenely


hieflaadrn

(Erzgebirgisch) to throw something down (angrily)


hieflaazn

From hie + flaazn. Compare German hinfläzen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to half sit down, half lie down in an emphatically careless or unmannerly manner


hiekrieng

(Erzgebirgisch) to manage, to succeed with (especially using skill)


hielange

Heit kemmr mol richtsch hielange.


hieleeng

From hie + leeng. Compare German hinlegen.


hiespraatzn

From hie + spraatzn. Compare German hinspreizen.


hietn

(Erzgebirgisch, of animals, transitive) to herd, to tend

Iech war miech hietn.

(Erzgebirgisch) to be wary, to watch out


hirschln

schnell mol naufhirschln


hirtsn

Wos hirtste dee esu rim?

(Erzgebirgisch) to hustle, to hurry, to run quickly


hollorn

Hehr ner wie's hollort!

(Erzgebirgisch) to blow strongly (wind, a storm, etc.)


huhln

(Erzgebirgisch) to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something)

(Erzgebirgisch) to get (to acquire, buy)


huppn

De mußt net off jeden huppn, dar in der Tier steht.

You don't have to hop on everyone who stands in the door.

(Erzgebirgisch, figurative) to take something jokey seriously


huppm

(Erzgebirgisch) Alternative form of huppn


hurmln

(Erzgebirgisch) to crash (in the sense of hitting or [face] slapping)


hutschn

(Erzgebirgisch) to shuffle (walk without picking up one’s feet)


irhuhln

From ibr + huhln. Compare German überholen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to overtake; to pass (e.g. a vehicle, a runner)

(Erzgebirgisch) to excel; to become more or better than


ibrlaam

From ibr + laam. Compare German überleben.


ibrlaasn

From ibr + laasn. Compare German überlesen.


irlessn

From ibr + lessn. Compare German überlassen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to relinquish something (definitely or temporarily) and leave it to someone else

(Erzgebirgisch) to leave (something) up to (someone)


ibrnamme

From ibr + namme. Compare German übernehmen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to take over (a task, a position, responsibilities from someone else)

(Erzgebirgisch) to take on more than one can handle/master; to overexert oneself

(Erzgebirgisch) to assume, to accept (responsibility, liability, etc.)

(Erzgebirgisch) to take, to accept (a job, a position, etc.)


imbaue

From im- + baue. Compare German umbauen.

(Erzgebirgisch, a building or apartment) to convert

(Erzgebirgisch) rebuild, reconstruct, renovate


imblohsn

From im- + blohsn. Compare German umblasen.


imbrenge

From im- + bringe. Compare German umbringen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to kill, to murder, to do away with


imdrehe

From im- + drehe. Compare German umdrehen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to turn around, reverse, turn over


imfahrn

From im- + fahrn. Compare German umfahren.

(Erzgebirgisch) to bypass, to circumvent

(Erzgebirgisch) to run over (with a car)


imflieng

From im- + flieng. Compare German umfliegen.


imgaam

From im- + gaam. Compare German umgeben.

(Erzgebirgisch) to surround (to encircle or simultaneously extend on all sides of something)


imgiehe

From im- + giehe. Compare German umgehen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to avoid, bypass, to go around (a physical obstacle)

(Erzgebirgisch) to avoid (something nonphysical)


imgroome

From im- + groome. Compare German umgraben.


imguckn

From im- + guckn. Compare German umgucken.


imhaae

From im- + haae. Compare German umhauen.


imhern

From im- + hern. Compare German umhören.


imhilln

From im- + hilln. Compare German umhüllen.


imkehrn

From im- + kehrn. Compare German umkehren.


imknickn

From im- + knickn. Compare German umknicken.

(Erzgebirgisch) to snap, bend over, to fold


imkomme

From im- + komme. Compare German umkommen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to be killed; to perish; to die a (usually) violent death


imkrampln

From im- + krampln. Compare German umkrempeln.

(Erzgebirgisch) to change (fundamentally, from the ground up)


imleeng

From im- + leeng. Compare German umlegen.

(Erzgebirgisch, slang) to kill or murder; to waste

(Erzgebirgisch, vulgar) to have sex, to bang


imreime

From im- + reime. Compare German umräumen.


imrenne

From im- + renne. Compare German umrennen.


imriehrn

From im- + riehrn. Compare German umrühren.


imschietn

From im- + schietn. Compare German umschütten.


imwannln

(Erzgebirgisch) to convert, change, commute


imzeine

(Erzgebirgisch) to enclose, to fence, to fence in


imziehe

(Erzgebirgisch, change residence) to move

(Erzgebirgisch) to change clothes, to get changed


kaasn

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) to talk nonsense


kachln

Kuhln in Ufn neikachln.

(Erzgebirgisch, ski) to fall down, to drop, to tumble

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial, vulgar) to have sexual intercourse

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) to slap in the face, to box someone's ears


kalng

(Erzgebirgisch) Alternative form of kalling


katschich

Probably related with East Central German katschln.

(Erzgebirgisch) to nag; to find fault with (food)


katschln

Maybe related with East Central German katschich.

(Erzgebirgisch) to tilt back and forth, to wobble

(Erzgebirgisch) to tilt one's chair back


ketschln

(Erzgebirgisch) Alternative form of katschln


katschn

(Erzgebirgisch) to smack, to chomp (to make smacking or squelching sounds, especially while chewing; to eat noisily)


klawatschrn

(Erzgebirgisch, derogatory) to tell nonsense


kleebrn

(Erzgebirgisch) to clatter (make a rattling or clapping sound)


kleibln

(Erzgebirgisch) to eat slowly, listlessly


klohng

(Erzgebirgisch) complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment)


kloppn

(Erzgebirgisch) to fight, to engage in a fistfight


knaubln

(Erzgebirgisch) to chew (one's fingernails)

(Erzgebirgisch) to ponder; to puzzle over


kneern

(Erzgebirgisch) to push, jostle (as through crowd, in a queue)

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) to hesitate, to pause before doing something


knengln

(Erzgebirgisch) Alternative form of knengn


koodln

Koodlt net su rim!


krabschn

(Erzgebirgisch) to grope (touch closely and sexually)


krahln

Pass auf, do kaste dich fei krahln.

Watch out, you can scratch yourself there.

Krahl mr net an Arsch!


Kuhgunge reenge

(Erzgebirgisch, idiomatic) to rain cats and dogs, rain heavily or copiously (literally to rain cowherders)


kuusn

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) to talk nonsense

(Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) to babble, waffle, prattle, chat


laafn

(Erzgebirgisch) to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)

(Erzgebirgisch, of a fluid) to flow; to leak; to run

(Erzgebirgisch, of an event) to be in progress; to run

(Erzgebirgisch) to happen, to go on, to take place

(Erzgebirgisch, computing) to run, to execute (a program)

(Erzgebirgisch, of an event) to be in order; to work; to function

(Erzgebirgisch, of time) to pass; to flow


laasn

(Erzgebirgisch) to select and gather or harvest (things like grapes)


lahbrn

(Erzgebirgisch) to talk or speak unnecessarily lengthily; to talk idly; to engage in unsubstantiated talk; to babble


larne

From Middle High German lernen, from Old High German lernēn, lirnēn, from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnēn. Compare German lernen.


lechtn

From Old High German liuhten, from Proto-West Germanic *liuhtijan, from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną. Compare German leuchten


leeng

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

(Erzgebirgisch) to lay, to put, to place, to position


lodn

From Middle High German laden (strong verb), from Old High German hladan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaþan. Compare German laden.

(Erzgebirgisch) to load (something) e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle, to load up

(Erzgebirgisch, weaponry) to load (some weapon)

(Erzgebirgisch, computing) to load (some data) from a store

(Erzgebirgisch, computing) to download from a network

(Erzgebirgisch, engineering) to charge (a battery or capacitor) with electricity


Lodn

From Middle High German laden, lade (“board; plank; shutter; shop”), from Old High German *lado, from Proto-Germanic *laþô.


luhne

From Middle High German lōnen, from Old High German lōnōn.


lulln

(Erzgebirgisch, informal, childish) to urinate


lummrn

(Erzgebirgisch) to blaze; to flare (fire)

Mei Knie lummrt.

(Erzgebirgisch) to have dull, indefinable, persistent pain


luusgieh

From luus- + gieh. Compare German losgehen.


luusleeng

From luus- + leeng. Compare German loslegen.


luuswarn

From luus- + warn. Compare German loswerden.


luuszieh

From luus- + zieh. Compare German losziehen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to go out, to go off, to leave


luuslessn

From luus- + lessn. Compare German loslassen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to let loose, let go (physically or emotionally)


luuslaafn

From luus- + laafn. Compare German loslaufen.

(Erzgebirgisch) to start moving at a running pace or walking (somewhere); to start running


malkn

From Middle High German mëlken, from Old High German melchan, from Proto-West Germanic *melkan, from Proto-Germanic *melkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare melken.


streing

From Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan. Cognate with Dutch strijken, English strike.

(Erzgebirgisch) to cancel; to discard; to delete; to strike out; to cross out

(Erzgebirgisch) to spread; to rub; to apply


zschinnern

tschinrn (alternative)
tschinnrn (alternative)


gubeln

(Erzgebirgisch) to cheer, to exult, to rejoice loudly


flaameln

(Erzgebirgisch) to snow lightly, to sleet


iem

From Middle High German üeben, uoben, from Old High German uobēn, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (“to do, practise”). Compare German üben.

(Erzgebirgisch) to practise, to drill, to train


neegln

(Erzgebirgisch) twinging in fingers and toes after cold weather


stackn

(Erzgebirgisch) to stick; to put; to insert; to pin

(Erzgebirgisch) to be hiding (by location or causally behind something)


wetterhalfen

wetter- + halfen. Compare East Central German weiterhelfen.


argern

Inherited from Middle High German argern (“worsen”), from Old High German argerōn. Derived from Old High German arg (“bad”), from Proto-Germanic *argaz.

(Erzgebirgisch) to be annoyed, to be angry, to get annoyed, to get angry


stroofen

Cognate with Luxembourgish strofen, German strafen, Dutch straffen.


Stroof

From Middle High German strāfe, from Proto-West Germanic *strēpōn, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly related to *streupan (“to squeeze, press, graze”). Compare Luxembourgish Strof, Dutch straf, German Low German Straaf, German Strafe.


fraae

From Middle High German vrö(u)wen, vre(u)wen, from Old High German frewan, frouwen, a derivation of Old High German frō, frao (“glad”).

(Erzgebirgisch) to gladden, to make glad, to make pleased


traffen

From Middle High German treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną.


wunnern

From Middle High German wundern, from Old High German wuntarōn, from Proto-Germanic *wundrōną, derived from *wundrą (“miracle”)

+obj

(Erzgebirgisch) to wonder [with ibr (+ accusative) ‘about someone/something’]