Löck

See also: lock, Lock, and -lock

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Lück (Kölsch, northernmost Ripuarian)
• Lüü (Ripuarian)
• Lie (Siegerland)
• Leit (other Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German liudī, northern variant of liutī, from Proto-Germanic *liudiz. The word underwent the regular Ripuarian velarisation -iud- → -ügd- → -ög-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løk/

Noun

Löck (plurale tantum, diminutive Löckcher)

1. (most dialects of Ripuarian) people; persons; folk

   Bemöh dich doch net dermet, wat de Löck verzälle.

   Don’t you worry about what people say.