See also: wurt

Bavarian edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰh₁om.

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Wurt n (plural Wearter) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna)

  1. word

German edit

Etymology edit

From Low German Wurt, Wort, from Middle Low German wurt, from Old Saxon wurth, from Proto-Germanic *wurþiz. Cognate with Dutch woerd (man-made hill), Icelandic urð (area covered by fallen rocks).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vʊʁt/, [vʊʁt], [vʊɐ̯t]
  • (file)

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Wurt f (genitive Wurt, plural Wurten)

  1. man-made hill or elevation (as used in low areas to protect farmhouses against flooding)
    Synonym: Warft

Usage notes edit

  • Historic Wurten are particularly important for archeology and the term is often met with in this context.

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