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Yiddish
Etymology
האַר (har, “sir”) suffixed with a diminutive cognate to ־עלע (-ele),[1] equivalent to German Herrlein.
Noun
האַרלע • (harle) m, plural האַרלעס (harles)
- (Western Yiddish, now chiefly Alsace and pockets near Amsterdam[2]) grandfather
- Synonyms: זיידע (zeyde), (also chiefly Western Yiddish) גראָספֿאַטער (grosfater), אָפּאַ (opa), גראָספּאַפּאַ (grospapa)
- Coordinate term: פֿראַלע (frale, “(Western Yiddish) grandmother”)
Usage notes
- Also seems to be used by German non-Jews (but not Jews) near Frankfurt and Nuremburg, as *Harrle or *Herrle.
References
Further reading
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “האַרלע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .