uutprake̩ṣeere̩

prake̩ṣeert uut (present singular third-person)
uutc͜he̩prake̩ṣeert (participle past)
han (auxiliary)

(transitive) to devise, to conceive, to think out

(intransitive or transitive, uncommon, Central Limburgish and Wijlre) to consider


ve̩rprake̩ṣeere̩

ve̩rprake̩ṣeert (present singular third-person)
ve̩rprake̩ṣeert (participle past)
han (auxiliary)

(transitive, Schaesberg) to devise, to conceive, to think out


Meemoori

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

From Old French memorie, from Latin memoria (“faculty of remembering”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-.


Kabiin

Kabiine̩ (plural)
Kabingke̩ (diminutive)

Borrowed from French cabine, from English cabin; see further etymology there.


Schriin

Schriine̩ (plural)
Schringke̩ (diminutive)

From Middle Limburgish schrīn, schrīne, from Old Limburgish *scrīni, from Latin scrīnium.

(religion) an ornate case, typically but not necessarily wooden, to hold valuable things, especially relics


Krue̩n

Krue̩ne̩ (plural)
Krüe̩ntsche̩ (diminutive)
Krüe̩nke̩ (diminutive)

From Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē).


Due̩t

From Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰówtus.

doed

Duut (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, less common form)


Ue̩rschprongk

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast of the Panningen-line)

/ˈuə̯ʁ.ʃpʁoŋk/

From Middle Limburgish ursprunc. Analyzable as ue̩r- (“original”) + Schprongk (“jump”).


Tälde̩r

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread, rare in West Limburgish)

Tälde̩rsch (plural)
Tälde̩rke̩ (diminutive)

From Middle Limburgish teller (“plate”), from Middle French tailloir (“plate, cutting board”).

der

Täie̩r

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Waldenrath

tèller

Täle̩r, Tälöör (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)


Nuu

From nuu (“now”, adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *nū, from Proto-Germanic *nu, from Proto-Indo-European *nu.


en enge̩m Nuu

Hee̩r schprong en enge̩m Nuu ömhue̩ch.


be̩schäie̩

be̩schäie̩ (masculine)
be̩schäie̩ (neuter)
be̩schäie̩ (feminine)
be̩schäie̩ne̩r (comparative)
be̩schäie̩nste̩ (superlative)

From be̩- + schäie̩. Compare German bescheiden and Dutch bescheiden.


Me̩luun

Borrowed from Dutch meloen, from Middle Dutch melone, from Middle French melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlō, shortening of mēlopepō, from Koine Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn).


Prum

From Old Limburgish *prūma, from Vulgar Latin *prūma, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon).


Rabau

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, including Eupen spelling)

From Middle Dutch rabaut, from Old French ribaut, from Latin.
In the sense of the apple cultivar because of its unappealing appearance.


Ṣon

From Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén-, oblique stem of *sóh₂wl̥.


Ṣon

(astronomy) a sun (a star, especially when being the center of a solar system)

(uncountable) sunshine, sunlight (the light and warmth we receive on Earth from the sun)


Blik

From the thieves' and beggars' cants spoken in Limburg. Possibly from bliike̩ (“to appear, to seem”).


Blike̩r

Blik

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Castenray, Merselo


Mǫǫnt

From Proto-West Germanic *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Compare German Mond, Alemannic German Mond, Luxembourgish Mound, Central Franconian Mond and Vilamovian mönd for other variants that added a word-final dental plosive.

Mǫnt

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, variants with final -t

(astronomy) the Moon; Earth's only natural satellite, and also a luminary


Mǫǫnt

(astronomy) moon (a natural satellite that is orbiting its corresponding planet)

maon

Mǫǫn, Mǫe̩n (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, variants without final -t)


Rǫnge̩

Nominalization of rǫnge̩ (“round”), masculine of rǫngk.


Vǫlmǫǫnt

Compound of vǫl (“full”) + Mǫǫnt (“moon”).

com+

vǫle̩ Mǫǫnt

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish


Nöümǫǫnt

Compound of nöü (“new”) + Mǫǫnt (“moon”).


dongke̩le̩ Mǫe̩nt

From dongke̩l (“dark”) + -e̩ + Mǫe̩nt (“moon”).


wäsche̩nde̩ Mǫnt

From wäsche̩nd (“growing, increasing”) + -e̩ + Mǫnt (“moon”).


jongk Leech

(Southeast Limburgish, southern East Limburgish and Central Limburgish) new moon


Mǫndeklips

Compound of Mǫnt (“moon”) + Eklips (“eclipse”).


Schtar

Schtare̩ (plural)
Schtäre̩ke̩ (diminutive)

From Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).
Cognates
Cognate with English star, Dutch ster, German Stern, Central Franconian Stään, Luxembourgish Stär, Yiddish שטערן (shtern).

Schtäär

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread

Stär

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Northwest of the Panningen-line

(astronomy) a star; the actual celestial body

(geometry, heraldry) a star, a mullet, or anything that resembles such an object

(printing, often in the diminutive) an asterisk (*)

(figuratively) a star, starlet, celebrity, something or somebody popular


Pingke̩r

(Heerlen, Waubach, cant) star (light in the sky, a celestial body)


klǫǫr

klǫǫre̩ (masculine)
klǫǫr (feminine)
klǫǫre̩r (comparative)
klǫǫrste̩ (superlative)

From Middle Limburgish klār, from Middle Dutch clâer, reinforced by Old French cler, both from Latin clārus.

klaar

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Veldeke spelling

kloër

klǫe̩r (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish)


Schtäin

Schtäin (plural)
Schtäinke̩ (diminutive)

From Middle Limburgish and Old Limburgish stein, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz.

Schtéï

Schtee (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish)

(historical) stone (unit of weight, equivalent to five pounds)


Vlǫǫr

From Proto-Germanic *flōraz, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂ros.

(mining) bottom surface of an open underground space


Rök

Röge̩ (plural)
Rökske̩ (diminutive)
Röge̩lke̩ (diminutive)

From Middle Limburgish rügge ~ rögge, from Old Limburgish *hruggi, from Proto-West Germanic *hrugi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.


Hie̩re̩

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish)

From Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją.


Klie̩

From earlier Klie, from Proto-West Germanic *klaiw m. The second sense is possibly a semantic loan from Dutch klaver. Compare Luxembourgish Kléi, German Klee.


Beeslue̩k

Compound of Bees (“rush”) + Lue̩k (“leek”). Compare Dutch bieslook.

Beestlue̩k

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Kempen (Viersen), Süchteln

Allium schoenoprasum
Allium schoenoprasum#Translingual

several plants within the Allium genus:
chive, Allium schoenoprasum


Knofloe̩k

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *klobulauk (literally “clove-leek”), equivalent to kleeve̩ (“cleave”) + Loe̩k (“leek”).

inh

Allium sativum
Allium sativum#Translingual

(Southeast Limburgish) garlic, Allium sativum (bulb, used as a culinary herb, or plant)


Lue̩k

From Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Normally Proto-Germanic *au before a non-alveolar consonant would be retained in Limburgish (see Lauk and Louk), therefore the monophthong (or centering diphthong) here would indicate outside influence from another West Germanic variant.

(Koersel, Opoeteren, Wellen) chive, Allium schoenoprasum


Öle̩k

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *unnjalauk, equivalent to the pleonastic compound Ön (“onion”) + Lue̩k (“onion”) (or any of its other unshifted variants).


Kǫe̩l

From Proto-West Germanic *kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą.

(uncountable) coal (material; either stone coal or charcoal)


Droum

From Middle and Old Limburgish droum, from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.

Droom

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish


Krüts

From Krütse̩, from older kruzi, from Latin crux.

(Christianity) Cross, Holy Cross, True Cross

kruutse

Krütse̩ (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, older form)


Vrǫme̩sch

Reduced form of Vrǫumänsch, equivalent to Vrǫu (“woman”) + Mänsch (“human”, vocative).


Be̩schǫǫt

From Middle High German muscāt, from Old French muscate, from Medieval Latin (nux) muscāta (“nutmeg”), from muscātus (“musky”), from Late Latin muscus (“musk”), from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos, “musk”). Compare Central Franconian Beschot.

Be̩schǫe̩t

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, uncommon, Southeast Limburgish


Määl

tlb

(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *melu, from Proto-Germanic *melwą


Waac͜he̩l

Waac͜he̩lts (plural)
Wääc͜he̩lke̩ (diminutive)
Wääc͜he̩ltsche̩ (diminutive)

From Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wóǵʰnos.

Wǫǫc͜he̩

widespread, especially in Northern variants.

wheeled vehicle used for transporting goods or people


Le̩wäi

Borrowed from Dutch lawaai (“racket”), probably from Yiddish לוויה (lvih, “funeral”), from Hebrew לוויה.

(various dialects of Central Limburgish and East Limburgish) racket, noise


Le̩wäit

From earlier Lawäit, not related to Limburgish Le̩wäi. Compare Belgian Dutch laweit.

(widespread in West Limburgish, Central Limburgish, various dialects of Northern East Limburgish and Heerlen, Venlo) racket, noise


Häri

Borrowed from Dutch herrie, possibly from English hurry.

(various dialects of Central Limburgish, East Limburgish and Nieuwenhagen, Venlo) loud noise, racket


Schpäktaake̩l

From Latin spectāculum (“spectacle”) (possibly through Old French spectacle), from spectare (“to see”), from speciō (“to look at”), from Proto-Italic *spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti.

(widespread Southeast of the Panningen-line) loud noise, racket


tompoeske

Borrowed from French Tom Pouce, suffixed with -ke (diminutive suffix), the French translation of English Tom Thumb.


Väl

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic *fellą, from Proto-Indo-European *pél-no- (“skin, animal hide”).


C͜he̩bit

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

C͜he̩bite̩ (plural)
C͜he̩bitsche̩ (diminutive)

From c͜he̩- + biite̩. Compare Dutch gebit, German Gebiss.


Mele̩k

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *meluk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks.

inh+

(uncountable, Heerlerbaan, Kaumer, Nieuwenhagen) milt


Mele̩ktant

Mele̩ktande̩ (plural)
Mele̩ktänt (plural)

Compound of Mele̩k + Tant. Compare English milk tooth, German Milchzahn, Dutch melktand.

(widespread in East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish, less common in Central Limburgish) milk tooth (tooth of the first set of teeth)

widespread in East Limburgish; Southeast Limburgish; widespread in East Limburgish; Southeast Limburgish


Schniitant

Schniitande̩ (plural)
Schniitänt (plural)

From schniije̩ (“to cut”) + Tant (“tooth”). Compare Dutch snijtand, German Schneidezahn.


Hooktant

From hook (“corner”) + Tant (“tooth”). Compare Dutch hoektand.


Baktant

From Bak (“cheek”) + Tant (“tooth”). Compare German Backenzahn, Dutch baktand (dialectal).

(widespread in Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, East Limburgish-Ripuarian, rare in West Limburgish) molar (tooth)

widespread in Central Limburgish; East Limburgish-Ripuarian; widespread in Central Limburgish; East Limburgish-Ripuarian


Scholk

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Scholk m (plural Scholke, diminutive Schölkske)

Uncertain. Possibly a clipping of Schotteldook, compound of Schottel (“bowl, platter”) + Dook (“cloth”). Alternatively a clipping of Schorteldook (compare West Frisian skerteldoek, skeldoek), compound of Schortel (from Schort + -el (diminutive suffix), with the first element coming from Proto-West Germanic *skurtijā) + Dook.


Knäät

Knäät m (plural Knääte, diminutive Knäätsche or Knätsche)

Knääte (plural)
Knäätsche (diminutive)
Knätsche (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kneht. Compare German Knecht, Luxembourgish Kniecht, Dutch knecht, English knight.

inh+

male servant, menial, especially on a farm


Vürsch

From vürst(e) (with regular -Vrst- → -Vrʃ-), from earlier furisto ~ *furista, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-West Germanic *furist (“first”), from Proto-Germanic *furistaz. Calque of Latin prī̆nceps. Doublet of vürschte, Vürschte (“foremost one”).


tiee

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tiee (masculine tiee, feminine tiee, neuter tiee, comparative tieer or tier, superlative tieeste)

tiee (masculine)
tiee (feminine)
tiee (neuter)
tieer (comparative)
tier (comparative)
tieeste (superlative)

From earlier tiech (whence also Selfkant tieech), from *tēh, from *tāhi (cf. Old High German zāhi), from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī). Compare German zäh, Dutch taai, English tough.

tieech

older variant, still prevalent in Selfkant

not easily yielding, resilient
(of beings) tough, tenacious, dogged

not easily yielding, resilient
tough, tenacious, dogged

not easily yielding, resilient
(of food) chewy, stringy

not easily yielding, resilient
chewy, stringy

not easily yielding, resilient
(of liquids) viscous, thick

not easily yielding, resilient
viscous, thick


kriegel

kriegel (masculine kriegele, feminine kriegel, comparative kriegeler, superlative kriegelste)

kriegele (masculine)
kriegel (feminine)
kriegeler (comparative)
kriegelste (superlative)

/ˈkʁiə̯.ʝəl/

From earlier krigel, possibly from the same source as Krieg (“war”). Compare Dutch kregelig, Palatine German kregelich.

Der aue Maan ess noch richtig kriegel.


Gerkaamer

Gerkaamer f (plural Gerkäämer, diminutive Gerkäämerke)

Gerkäämer (plural)
Gerkäämerke (diminutive)

/ˈʝɛʁˌkaː.məʁ/

From gerven (“to prepare”) + Kaamer (“chamber”).


Vaat

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Vaat n (plural Vaater or Vääter or Vaatere, diminutive Vätsche)

Vaater (plural)
Vääter (plural)
Vaatere (plural)
Vätsche (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fat, from Proto-Germanic *fatą.

barrel, keg, cask (generally carrying liquid)

for harvested produce or meat/fish, from 10 to 20 kilo

(historical or dated) unit of measure:
for liquids, from 30 to 40 litre; aam


Kerk

Kerk f (plural Kerke, diminutive Kerkske)

Southeast Limburgish, some East Limburgish

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Koine Greek κυριακὸν (δῶμα) (kuriakòn (dôma), “Lord’s (house)”). Doublet of sjoeëtsj, sjuutsj (from English church).

der

κυριακὸν (δῶμα)

(uncountable) church (organised religion, especially Catholicism)

(uncountable, Christianity) mass (eucharistic liturgy)


Kathedrol

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Kathedrol f (plural Kathedrole, diminuitve Kathedrolke or Kathedrölke)

Ellipsis of Kathedrolkerk, from Latin ecclēsia cathedrālis.

(Christianity) cathedral (church serving as the seat of a bishop)


Sieböök

Sieböök m (plural Siebööke, diminutive Sieböökske)

Siebööke (plural)
Sieböökske (diminutive)

Compound of Sie (“side”) + Böök (“part of a church”).


Meddeböök

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Meddeböök m (plural Meddebööke, diminutive Meddeböökske)

Meddebööke (plural)
Meddeböökske (diminutive)

Compound of Medde (“middle”) + Böök (“part of a church”).


Driet

From Proto-Germanic *dritą, from *drītaną (whence also driete (“to defecate”)). Compare Central Franconian Dress, German Driss, English dirt.

Driit

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling


Plemp

tlb

(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

Unknown. Various proposed etymologies exist:
# Of substrate origin. Supported by the fact no obvious/clear cognates exist in other Germanic languages (except for westernmost Ripuarian Plimp, Plemp, which very well may be a borrowing from Limburgish or of the same substrate origin as proposed).
# Back-formation from Plemper (which was analysed as a plural form), from Wemper (“eyelash”) (cf. German Wimper and Dutch wimper) with l-epenthesis and p-anticipation, from a compound of a first element thought to have been derived from Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos, “downy hair”) and a second element that is a reduced form of Brau, Brou (“brow”).
# From Flemp (note that pl- to fl- and vice versa is not an uncommon sound-shift in Limburgish), from earlier vlimme (“fishbone, prickle of an ear of grain”), from Middle Dutch vimme, an alternative form of vinne (“fin”), from Proto-West Germanic *finnā, from Proto-Germanic *finnǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyh₂- (“pointy”). It is also possible that Flemp comes from this term instead.
# From plempe (“to blink”). Debrabandere compares it with dialectal pempelen (“to blink”) and Brabantian Dutch plinken (“to wink”). It is also possible that the verb is derived from the noun and not the other way round.


Vuus

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Vuus f (plural Vüss or Vüüste, diminuitive Vüsske)

tlb

(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)

From Vuust, from Proto-West Germanic *fūsti, of uncertain origin.

(Rekem, agriculture) device used to create fallow


Wouv

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Wouv m (plural Wouve or Wöuv, diminutive Wöuvke)

Wouve (plural)
Wöuv (plural)
Wöuvke (diminutive)

From L-vocalisation of Wolv/Wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Wouf

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling, alternative German-based spelling


seike

seike (third-person singular present sekk, past participle gesekkd, auxiliary verb höbbe or hebbe)

sekk (present singular third-person)
gesekkd (participle past)
höbbe (auxiliary)
hebbe (auxiliary)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *saikijan (“to make drip”), from Proto-Germanic *saikijaną.


spöle

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spöle (third-person singular present spölt or spöölt, past tense spole or spölde or spöölde or spölet, past participle gespold or gespöld or gespööld)

spölt (present singular third-person)
spöölt (present singular third-person)
spole (past)
spölde (past)
spöölde (past)
spölet (past)
gespold (participle past)
gespöld (participle past)
gespööld (participle past)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *spōlijan, further etymology is unknown.

inh+

(transitive) to wash, to rinse (dishes, clothes, etc.)

spööle

German-based spelling, uncommon spelling variant


Söster

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Söster f (plural Sösters or Söstersch or Söstere, diminutive Sösterke)

Sösters (plural)
Söstersch (plural)
Söstere (plural)
Sösterke (diminutive)

PIE word
 *swésōr
From Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch *swestar, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Doublet of Schwester.

(Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address


Auv

PIE word
 *albʰós
Regular L-vocalisation of Alf, Alv, from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.

Auf

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, German-based spelling

(Germanic mythology) elf, often a malicious one

(Germanic folklore) creature that sits on one's chest while one sleeps


Auvermännke

Auvermännke n (plural Auvermännker or Auvermännkes)

Auvermännker (plural)
Auvermännkes (plural)

From Auv (“elf”) + -er- (linking element) + Männke (“little man”).


Riev

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Riev f (plural Rieve, diminutive Rievke)

From vrieve (“to rub”), the loss of the initial v- is possibly through influence of German Reibe.

Convolvulus arvensis
Convolvulus arvensis#Translingual

certain species of plant found in grainfields:


Rievkook

Rievkook m (plural Rievköök, diminutive Rievköökske)

Rievköök (plural)
Rievköökske (diminutive)

From Riev (“grater”) + Kook (“cake”). Compare German Reibekuchen.


Bruudbäcker

/ˈbʁuə̯dˌbæ˦.kəʁ/

/ˈbʁuə̯dˌbɛ˦.kəʁ/

From Bruud (“bread”) + Bäcker (“baker”).


Verschett

Verschett f (plural Verschette, diminutive Verschettche)

Verschette (plural)
Verschettche (diminutive)

Borrowed from French fourchette. Doublet of Vork.


Dösch

Dösch m (plural Dösche, diminutive Döschke)

tlb

(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

From earlier Desch, with regular rounding of -e- before -sch (compare Vösch (“fish”)), from Proto-West Germanic *disk, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).

table (a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level); specific uses include:


apporteere

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apporteere (third-person singular present apporteert, past participle geapporteert or appoteert, auxiliary han)

tlb

(German-based spelling, Veldeke spelling, Eupen spelling)

apporteert (present singular third-person)
geapporteert (participle past)
appoteert (participle past)
han (auxiliary)
apporteere (infinitive)
apporteert (participle)
haane (auxiliary)
apporteer (first-person indicative present singular)
apporteerde (first-person indicative past singular)
apporteers (indicative present second-person singular)
apporteerdes (indicative past second-person singular)
apporteer (imperative second-person singular)
apporteert (indicative present singular third-person)
apporteerde (indicative past singular third-person)
apporteere (first-person indicative plural present)
apporteerde (first-person indicative past plural)
apporteert (indicative plural present second-person)
apporteerde (indicative past plural second-person)
apporteert (imperative plural second-person)
apporteere (indicative plural present third-person)
apporteerde (indicative past plural third-person)

From French apporter + -eere. Compare German apportieren, Swedish apportera.

(transitive, hunting) to retrieve, to fetch


Hiemel

various dialects, including Maastrichtian

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *himil.


Karakoll

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Karakoll f (plural Karakolle, diminutive Karaköllke)

Karakolle (plural)
Karaköllke (diminutive)

Borrowed from Walloon caracole, from Spanish caracol. Compare Central Franconian Krakoll and West Flemish kreukel.

Helix pomatia
Helix pomatia#Translingual


Schnavel

Schnavel m (plural Schnavele or Schnävel, diminutive Schnavelke or Schnävelke)

Schnavele (plural)
Schnävel (plural)
Schnavelke (diminutive)
Schnävelke (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *snabulaz. Doublet of Schnabel.


Botterting

From Botter (“butter”) + Ting (“small vat”).

(Southeast Limburgish) butter vat, butter tub


Vorm

Vorm m (plural Vorme or Vörm, diminutive Vörmke)

Vorme (plural)
Vörm (plural)
Vörmke (diminutive)

From Old French forme, from Latin fōrma.


Nach

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *naht, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.

inh+

(uncountable) nighttime (time between sunset and sunrise)


Mörge

/ˈmœ(ː)˨.ʁə.ɣə/

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz.

Mörje

East Limburgish-Ripuarian, various dialects

(agriculture, dated) unit of area roughly equal to 5 ares


Mörge

/ˈmœ(ː)˨.ʁə.ɣə/

Nominalization of mörge (“tomorrow”, adverb).

nominalization

(uncountable) tomorrow (the day after today)


Gewölv

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gahwalbiją. Compare German Gewölbe and Icelandic hvolf.


drüüg

head

drüüg (masculine drüüge or drüüje, feminine drüüg, comparative drüüger or drüüjer, superlative drüügste)

drüüge (masculine)
drüüje (masculine)
drüüg (feminine)
drüüger (comparative)
drüüjer (comparative)
drüügste (superlative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *drūgī, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz.

inh+

(of jokes) dry (subtly humorous, and often mildly rude)


Kruud

head

Kruud n (plural Krüüje or Krüjje, diminutive Krüddsche)

Krüüje (plural)
Krüjje (plural)
Krüddsche (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *krūd.


Teike

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *taikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną. The religious sense is a semantic loan from German Zeichen.

(religion, rare) sign, omen, miracle, prodigy


gälp

head

gälp (masculine gälpe, feminine gälpe, comparative gälper, superlative gälpste)

gälpe (masculine)
gälpe (feminine)
gälper (comparative)
gälpste (superlative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gelp (adjective).


Schöppsel

head

Schöppsel n (plural Schöppsele, diminutive Schöppselke)

Schöppsele (plural)
Schöppselke (diminutive)

From schoope (“to create”) + -sel (suffix indicating product of a finished action).


Vlügel

head

Vlügel m (plural Vlügel or Vlügele or Vlügels, diminutive Vlügelke)

Vlügel (plural)
Vlügele (plural)
Vlügels (plural)
Vlügelke (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz.

blade or vane (of a propeller, impeller or turbine)


Fulaar

Fulaar m (plural Fulaare, diminutive Fulaarke)

Dät hat sech wahl eng schicke, sieje Fulaar ömgeschlage.

headscarf, fichu (triangular scarf, usually worn by women)