ärch
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
- ärg (Colognian Academy spelling)
- arch (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology edit
From Old High German arg (“evil; corrupt; cowardly”), from Proto-Germanic *argaz, with regular -ar- → -ęr- before a non-dental consonant. Compare the same in Dutch erg. The adverbial sense “very” is found throughout western varieties of continental Germanic. See Hunsrik aarich and Pennsylvania German arrig.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ärch (masculine ärje, feminine and plural ärch or ärje, comparative ärjer, superlative et ärchste)
- (Ripuarian, chiefly of things, events) bad; tremendous
- Ich hann en ärch Peng em Foß.
- I have a bad pain in my foot.
Adverb edit
ärch (comparative ärjer, superlative et ärchste)
- (Ripuarian) badly; terribly
- Driev et net ze ärch!
- Don′t go too far!
- (literally, “Don’t do it too badly!”)
Adverb edit
ärch (comparative mieh, superlative et mieste or mietste or mieschte)