düür
Central Franconian
editAlternative forms
edit- deier (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
editFrom Old High German (*)diuri, northern variant of tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdüür (masculine düüre, feminine düür, comparative düürer or düürter, superlative et düürste or düürtste)
- (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.
- A market woman is shouting at the top of her voice: “A head of lettuce three marks and four [dimes]!”
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