gjuchtfäidig

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian riuchtferdich, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Cognates include Dutch rechtvaardig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɣjʊxtˈfɛɪ̯dɪɣ/
• Hyphenation: gjucht‧fäi‧dig

Adjective

gjuchtfäidig (masculine gjuchtfäidigen, feminine, plural or definite gjuchtfäidige, comparative gjuchtfäidiger, superlative gjuchtfäidigst)

1. fair, just, righteous
   • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:19:

     Josef, hiere Mon, die gjuchtfäidig waas, bisloot, stilken bie hier wägtougungen, dan hie wiel hier ju Skounde bispoarje.

     Joseph, her husband, who was righteous, decided to go away from her quietly, since he wanted to save her the shame.

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “gjuchtfäidig”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN