düür

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • deier (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dyə̯/
  • Homophone: Dür (may be distinguished by tone)

Adjective

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

  1. (Ripuarian) expensive
    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.
    (Lines from the song Op d’m Maat by De Räuber)
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