Mist
German
FWOTD – 13 February 2014
Etymology
From Old High German mist, from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz. Probably derived from *mīganą (“to urinate”) + *-þuz. Cognate with Dutch mest, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪst/
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Noun
Mist m (genitive Mists, no plural)
- manure (domestic animals’ excrement mixed with hay)
- 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, 4 Mose 19:5:
- und die junge Kuh soll er vor seinen Augen verbrennen lassen; ihre Haut und ihr Fleisch, dazu ihr Blut samt ihrem Mist soll man verbrennen.
- and the young cow should be burnt before his eyes; one should burn its skin and its flesh, as well as its blood with its dung.
- und die junge Kuh soll er vor seinen Augen verbrennen lassen; ihre Haut und ihr Fleisch, dazu ihr Blut samt ihrem Mist soll man verbrennen.
- 2003, Franz Eugen Schlachter, Die Bibel (“Schlachter 2000”), Genfer Bibelgesellschaft, 4 Mose 19:5:
- (colloquial) crap, bullshit
- (Austria) rubbish, garbage, waste
Related terms
- Mistwetter (relation may be secondary)
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