Räjeboge

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Räänboge (less common)
• Räjebohe, Rääbohe, Räänbohe (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German regenboge, from Old High German reganbogo, from Proto-West Germanic *regnabogō.

The -n- of the first component was lost early on (at a stage when such loss was restricted to positions before non-alveolar consonants, as it still is in Luxembourgish). Therefore, the word did not undergo the later contraction from *Räjen to Rään.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʀɛːjəˌbɔːɣə/

Noun

Räjeboge m (plural Räjeboge)

1. (Ripuarian) rainbow

Related terms

• Rään