rüüdig

Alemannic German

FWOTD – 10 April 2021

Alternative forms

• rüdig
• räudig

Etymology

From Middle High German riudec, rūdec, from Old High German rūdig (“mangy”); cognate with German räudig. Compare semantic development with German sehr (“very”), from Old High German sēr (“sore; painful”).

Adjective

rüüdig

1. (obsolete) mangy

Adverb

rüüdig

1. (Lucerne, Sense) very, really, super

   Lozäärn hed e rüüdig schööni Fasnacht. ― Lucerne has a super cool carnival.

   • 2010, Arno Schmidt, translated by Dominik Riedo, Obig mét Goldrand, page 9:

     Rüüdig warm för ne 1. Oktober (24º!)

     Very warm for October 1st (24º!)

   • 2017, Christian Schmutz, D Seisler hiis böös, page 45:

     -Wösset Si, mine Neujohrvorsatz esch, dass ich Zäuslerdütsch lerne wett.
     [...]
     -Das gfallt mir so rüüdig guet.

     -Did you know that my new year's resolution is that I want to learn Sensler German.
     [...]
     -I like it so much.