schlimb

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East Central German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German slimp (“slanting, awry”), from Proto-Germanic *slimbaz (“oblique, crooked”).

Adjective

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schlimb

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) bad, terrible, serious (seriously bad), dire, horrible, awful
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) hurting, ill, infected

References

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  • 1993 Hans Becher: "Das Lied vom Vugelbeerbaam und sein Dichter der Forstmeister August Max Schreyer." P. 28
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