häspân
Jersey Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Munsee é·span (“raccoon”). Cognate to Swedish espan and Dutch hespan.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithäspân
References
edit- J. D. Prince, The Jersey Dutch Dialect
- Somerset County Historical Quarterly, volume 6, p77 (says the Jersey Dutch pronounce it "haspawn") External Link