East Central German

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Etymology

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Cognate with Hunsrik Laaf, Luxembourgish Laf.

Noun

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Laaf m

  1. (Erzgebirgisch, sports) run, race
  2. (Erzgebirgisch, firearms, of a gun) barrel of a gun
  3. (Erzgebirgisch, figurative, uncountable) course (onward movement)
  4. (Erzgebirgisch, figurative, uncountable) course, way

References

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  • 1992 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Wie dr Schnoobl gewachen is, P. 19