low german in English
He noted that all the speakers of Low German he had interviewed for his study all were age 60 or older.
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1. From Old English beorma; related to the dialectal (Low) German Bärm ("yeast"), from Middle Low German Barm, berm
2. From Middle Low German Bane, compare with German bahnen
3. 1) Low German variant form of Alhet (see Adalhaid) 2) Short form of Aleta.
4. From Old Swedish behalda, Beholda, from Middle Low German beholden, from Old Saxon bihaldan
5. North German and Dutch: a topographic name from Middle Low German Bode, bude ‘booth’, ‘small house’
6. Mid 16th century from French hArquebuse, based on Middle Low German hakebusse, from hake ‘hook’ + busse ‘gun’.
7. Middle English, from Old English blegen; akin to Middle Low German bleine Blain, Old English blāwan to blow
8. Bünde (Low German Buine) is a town in the Herford district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Geography
9. Assibilation of k and g is an effect which strikingly distinguishes Frisian from its Dutch and Low German surroundings
10. From Middle English blere, related to Low German bleeroged (“Bleareyed”), Middle High German blerre (“double vision”), German Blerre (“double vision”)
11. The name is derived from Low German mett for "chopped pork meat without bacon", or Old Saxon meti for "food".
12. Late Middle English (in the sense ‘roar, bellow’): from Middle Dutch Blaren, bleren, or Low German Blaren, of imitative origin
13. Old English strídan strong verb (once only, but compare bestrídan , found once in past tense bestrád : see bestride v.) = (Middle) Low German strîden strong verb, to set the legs wide apart, straddle, to take long steps; compare Low German Bestriden to bestride (a horse).
14. Cognate with Old Frisian ēvend, Old Saxon avand, āƀand (Low Low German Avend), Old Dutch avont (Dutch avond), Old High German āband (German Abend), Old Norse aptann, aptunn, eptann (Danish aften, Swedish afton)
15. (intr) to crouch or cringe, as in fear Word Origin for Cower C13: from Middle Low German kūren to lie in wait; related to Swedish kura to lie in wait, Danish kure to squat
16. Definition of Cowered Origin : c.1300, probably from Middle Low German *kuren "lie in wait" (Modern German kauern), or similar Scandinavian words meaning "to squat" and "to doze" (e.g
17. ‘The Arquebus was a matchlock weapon that used a trigger for the first and was found to be effective.’ Origin Mid 16th century from French hArquebuse, based on Middle Low German hakebusse, from hake ‘hook’ + busse ‘gun’.
18. Bilby commented on the word Addle "Addled by 1712, from Addle (n.) 'urine, liquid filth,' from Old English adela 'mud, mire, liquid manure' (cognate with Old Swedish adel 'urine,' Middle Low German adel, Dutch aal 'puddle')
19. History and Etymology for Barm Middle English berme, from Old English beorma; akin to Middle Low German berm yeast, Latin fermentum yeast, fervēre to boil, Old Irish berbaid he boils Learn More about Barm Time Traveler for Barm
20. 1200, Curre, a term, usually depreciatory, for a dog, earlier kurdogge; used of vicious dogs and cowardly dogs, mastiffs and terriers, probably from Old Norse kurra or Middle Low German korren both meaning "to growl" and echoic of a growling dog
21. Brake originated from late Middle English: possibly related to Middle Low German Brake and Dutch braak, and perhaps also to break Break as verb: Break is used as a verb which means to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.
22. Etymology From Middle English Asquint, asquynt, asqweynt, equivalent to a- (“on, at”) + a word related to Dutch schuinte (“tilt, slant, slope”), Saterland Frisian Schüünte (“slope, slant”), West Frisian skeante (“slope, slant”), German Low German Schüünte (“angle, slant, slope, pitch”).
23. From Middle English besetten, bisetten, from Old English Besettan (“to beset; set beside; set near; appoint; place; own; possess”), from Proto-Germanic *bisatjaną (“to set near; set around”), equivalent to be-+ set.Cognate with Saterland Frisian besätte (“to occupy”), West Frisian besette (“to occupy”), Dutch bezetten (“to sit in; occupy; fill”), German Low German
24. Cowered is the past tense of the verb cower, which means to crouch in fear or to shrink away in fear.Usually, one will duck one’s head and hold up one’s hands to ward off blows when cowering.The word Cowered is derived from the Middle Low German word kuren, which means to lie in wait.Related words are cower, cowers, cowering.
25. Busy (adj.) Old English bisig "careful, anxious," later "continually employed or occupied, in constant or energetic action" cognate with Old Dutch bezich, Low German besig, but having no known connection with any other Germanic or Indo-European language.Still pronounced as in Middle English, but for some unclear reason the spelling shifted to -u-in 15c.
26. Churl (n.) Old English ceorl "peasant, one of the lowest class of freemen, man without rank," from Proto-Germanic *kerlaz, *karlaz (source also of Old Frisian zerl "man, fellow," Middle Low German kerle, Dutch kerel "freeman of low degree," German Kerl "man, husband," Old Norse karl "old man, man").
27. "become putrid," hence "be spoiled, be made worthless or ineffective," 1640s (implied in Addled), from archaic Addle (n.) "urine, liquid filth," from Old English adela "mud, mire, liquid manure" (cognate with East Frisian adel "dung," Old Swedish adel "urine," Middle Low German adel "mud," Dutch aal "puddle").
28. Caterwaul (v.) "disagreeable howling or screeching," like that of a cat in heat, late 14c., caterwrawen, perhaps from Low German katerwaulen "cry like a cat," or formed in English from cater, from Middle Dutch cater "tomcat" + Middle English waul "to yowl," apparently from Old English *wrag, *wrah "angry," of uncertain origin but somehow imitative
29. Beaver (n.1) "large amphibious quadruped rodent of the genus Castor," Old English beofor, befer (earlier bebr), from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (source also of Old Saxon bibar, Old Norse bjorr, Middle Dutch and Dutch bever, Low German bever, Old High German bibar, German Biber), from PIE *bhebhrus, reduplication of root *bher-(2) "bright; brown" (source also of Lithuanian bebrus, Czech bobr, Welsh
30. Addle (v.) "become putrid," hence "be spoiled, be made worthless or ineffective," 1640s (implied in Addled), from archaic addle (n.) "urine, liquid filth," from Old English adela "mud, mire, liquid manure" (cognate with East Frisian adel "dung," Old Swedish adel "urine," Middle Low German adel "mud," Dutch aal "puddle").
31. Addle (v.) "become putrid," hence "be spoiled, be made worthless or ineffective," 1640s (implied in Addled), from archaic Addle (n.) "urine, liquid filth," from Old English adela "mud, mire, liquid manure" (cognate with East Frisian adel "dung," Old Swedish adel "urine," Middle Low German adel "mud," Dutch aal "puddle").
32. Cubbyhole (n.) "small, enclosed space," 1825, the first element possibly from a diminutive of cub "stall, pen, cattle shed, coop, hutch" (1540s), a dialect word with apparent cognates in Low German (such as East Frisian kubbing, Dutch kub).Or perhaps it is related to cuddy "small room, cupboard" (1793), originally "small cabin in a boat" (1650s), from Dutch kajuit, from French cahute.
33. Clown (n.) 1560s, Clowne, also cloyne, "man of rustic or coarse manners, boor, peasant," a word of obscure origin; the original form and pronunciation are uncertain.Perhaps it is from Scandinavian dialect (compare Icelandic klunni "clumsy, boorish fellow;" Swedish kluns "a hard knob; a clumsy fellow," Danish klunt "log, block"), or from Low German (compare North Frisian klönne "clumsy person
34. Bowsprit (n.) "large spar projecting forward from the bow of a ship," late 13c., probably from Middle Low German bochspret, from boch "bow of a ship" (see bow (n.2)) + spret "pole" (compare Old English spreot "pole," Dutch spriet "spear;" see sprit).The variation in early forms (including boltsprit, bolesprit, boresprit) suggests a non-native word.French beaupre is a Dutch loan word.