mööch

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German müede, from Old High German muodi, from Proto-West Germanic *mōþī, from Proto-Germanic *mōþaz. The form shows d-loss and a palatal linking sound, which was then hardened to -ch in the syllable coda; compare Limburgish meug and also Afrikaans moeg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /møːɕ/

Adjective

mööch (masculine möje, feminine mööch, comparative möjer, superlative et mööchste)

1. (westernmost Ripuarian) tired

Alternative forms

• mäu
• meug, mui (Dutch-based spellings, Kirchräödsj etc.)
• möd (most of Ripuarian)
• mee, med, mied (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mœːɕ/

Verb

mööch

1. (central and eastern Ripuarian) first and third person singular past subjunctive of mugge, müjje
   • 1936, “Heimweh nach Köln”‎^[1]performed by Willi Ostermann:

     Wenn ich su aan ming Heimat denke
     Un sinn der Dom su vür mir stonn,
     Mööch ich direk op heim aan schwenke!
     Ich mööch zo Foß noh Kölle jonn!

     When I think about my homeland
     And I see the cathedral standing in front of me,
     I would like to turn homewards right away!
     I would like to walk back to Cologne on foot!

Alternative forms

• möht (western Ripuarian)
• mächt, määcht, miecht (Moselle Franconian, to the degree that the verb exists)