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Central Franconian
Etymology
From Old High German arg (“evil; corrupt; cowardly”), from Proto-Germanic *argaz, with regular -ar- → -ęr- before a non-dental consonant. Compare the same in Dutch erg. The adverbial sense “very” is found throughout western varieties of continental Germanic. See Hunsrik aarich and Pennsylvania German arrig.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ärch (masculine ärje, feminine and plural ärch or ärje, comparative ärjer, superlative et ärchste)
- (Ripuarian, chiefly of things, events) bad; tremendous
Ich hann en ärch Peng em Foß.- I have a bad pain in my foot.
Adverb
ärch (comparative ärjer, superlative et ärchste)
- (Ripuarian) badly; terribly
Driev et net ze ärch!- Don′t go too far!
- (literally, “Don’t do it too badly!”)
Adverb
ärch (comparative mieh, superlative et mieste or mietste or mieschte)
- (Ripuarian) very; much; a lot
Du bes enen ärch leeve Jong.- You’re a very kind boy.