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Central Franconian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German Frankrīche. By surface analysis, Frank (“Frank”) + Rich (“realm”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Frankrich n
- (most of Ripuarian) France (country)
1869, Joseph Müller, Prosa und Gedichte in Aachener Mundart, 2nd edition, volume 1, page 109:Se haue lang överlad, of se noh Dütschland erenn bes Koblenz, of noh Frankrich erenn bes Paris reise saue.- They pondered at length whether they should travel into Germany to Koblenz or into France to Paris.
(Can we date this quote?), “Wiss, Ruth on Bloh”, in Johannes Matthias Firmenich, editor, Germaniens Völkerstimmen – Sammlung der deutschen Mundarten in Dichtungen, Sagen, Mährchen, Volksliedern u.s.w., volume 1, sample of Düren dialect, page 479:Verwondert schreie all de Löck:
Seet Frankrich, wat ä Häldestöck!- All the people shout in bewilderment:
Look at France, what a feat!
Related terms
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German Frankrîke. The -ch must be due to High German influence. The forms is attested around late 16th or early 17th century (in Chronik des Landes Dithmarschen by Johann Adolfi alias Neocorus).
Proper noun
Frankrich n
- Alternative form of Frankriek (“France”)