Haunt
See also: haunt
Limburgish edit
Alternative forms edit
- hóndj (Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish)
- hónjdj (less common variant)
- hond, hónd (West Limburgish, some Central Limburgish dialects)
- honk, Honk (Southeast Limburgish)
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Compare German Hund, English hound, Dutch hond.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Haunt m (plural Häunt, diminutive Hönntje)
- (Eupen) dog
- Synonym: Möpp
- (Eupen, derogatory) bitch (used for draft animals)
- (Eupen, derogatory) scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person)
Derived terms edit
Plautdietsch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German hant, from Old Saxon hand, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.
Compare Dutch hand, German Hand, German Low German Hand.
Noun edit
Haunt f (plural Henj)