Frankrich
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Central Franconian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Frankreich (Moselle Franconian, rarely also Ripuarian after Standard German)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German Frankrīche. By surface analysis, Frank (“Frank”) + Rich (“realm”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Frankrich n
- (most of Ripuarian) France (country)
- (Can we date this quote?), “Wiss, Ruth on Bloh”, in Johannes Matthias Firmenich, editor, Germaniens Völkerstimmen – Sammlung der deutschen Mundarten in Dichtungen, Sagen, Mährchen, Volksliedern u.s.w., volume 1, sample of Düren dialect, page 479:
- Verwondert schreie all de Löck:
Seet Frankrich, wat ä Häldestöck!- All the people shout in bewilderment:
Look at France, what a feat!
- All the people shout in bewilderment:
Related terms
[edit]Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German Frankrîke. The -ch must be due to High German influence. The forms is attested around late 16th or early 17th century (in Chronik des Landes Dithmarschen by Johann Adolfi alias Neocorus).
Proper noun
[edit]Frankrich n
- Alternative form of Frankriek (“France”)
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