Central Franconian edit

Alternative forms edit

  • deier (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology edit

From Old High German (*)diuri, northern variant of tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

düür (masculine düüre, feminine düür, comparative düürer or düürter, superlative et düürste or düürtste)

  1. (Ripuarian) expensive
    • 1993, “Op dem Maat”‎[1]performed by De Räuber:
      En Maatfrau schreit us voller Bross: „D’r Koppschlot drei Mark vier!“
      Met Lüüs un Schnecke inklusiv, dat es doch nit ze düür.
      A market woman is shouting at the top of her voice: “A head of lettuce three marks and four [dimes]!”
      With lice and snails included, that’s really not too expensive.