äöf
See also: AÖF
Limburgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French œuf (“egg”). Doublet of ei (“egg”).
Noun edit
äöf f (plural äöve, diminutive äöfke) (Maastrichtian)
- sphere, ball (often egg-shaped)
- head
- (derogatory) idiot
Noun edit
äöf m (plural äöve) (Noorbeek, including Terlinden)
- (derogatory) exceptionally big idiot
Noun edit
äöf m or f or n (plural äöve, diminutive äöfke) (Veldeke spelling, various dialects)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *obaet (“fruit”).
Alternative forms edit
- aof (Montfortian)
- Oëft (Eupen)
- Oe̩ft, Oaft (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish)
- Öëf, Öëft (Tüddern)
- Oëfte (Geilenkirchen, Heinsberg)
Noun edit
äöf n (plural äöfte, diminutive äöfke) (Veldeke spelling, widespread especially in Central Limburgish, East Limburgish)