Kretscham

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German

Ein Kretscham.

Etymology

From Middle High German kretscheme, from a West Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *kъrčьma. Doublet of Kaschemme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛt͡ʃam/
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Noun

Kretscham m (strong, genitive Kretschams, plural Kretschame)

  1. (Silesia, Saxony) a village inn or tavern
    • 1661, Andreas Gryphius, Verlibtes Gespenste / Gesang-Spil. Die gelibte Dornrose / Schertz-Spil. (Komedia. Deutsche Lustspiele vom Barock bis zur Gegenwart 4), Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, published 1961, page 39:
      Ich schloy mich och biß weeln im ganzen Kratschem mit Knaichten unde Bouren rümm unde mache doß der Balbir unde der Bader ze thun / unde de Gerichte ze besichtigen bekummen.
      Sometimes I brawl about in the whole inn with haulers and peasants and make that the barber and the barber-surgeon get ado and the courts get to assess.
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