האַרלע
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]הער (her, “sir”) suffixed with a diminutive cognate to ־עלע (-ele),[1] equivalent to German Herrlein.
Noun
[edit]האַרלע • (harle) m, plural האַרלעס (harles)
- (Western Yiddish, now chiefly Alsace and pockets near Amsterdam[2]) grandfather
- Synonyms: זיידע (zeyde), (also chiefly Western Yiddish) גראָספֿאַטער (grosfater), אָפּאַ (opa), גראָספּאַפּאַ (grospapa)
- Coordinate term: פֿראַלע (frale, “(Western Yiddish) grandmother”)
Usage notes
[edit]- Also seems to be used by German non-Jews (but not Jews) near Frankfurt and Nuremburg, as *Harrle or *Herrle.
References
[edit]- ^ https://yiddish.forward.com/articles/175178/index.html
- ^ The Language and Culture Atlas of Ashkenazic Jewry: The Eastern Yiddish - Western Yiddish Continuum, Volume III, Niemeyer, 2010, p.214-215