Löck

See also: lock, Lock, and -lock

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Lück (Kölsch)
  • Lü (westernmost Ripuarian)
  • Leit (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.
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