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Central Franconian
- Franzos (southern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Middle High German franzōse, from Old French françois.
Pronunciation
Noun
Franzus m (plural Franzuse, diminutive Franzüsje or Franziesche, female Franzüsin or Franziesin)
- (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) Frenchman (person from France)
2000, “Unsere Stammbaum”performed by Bläck Fööss:Ich wor ’ne stolze Römer, kom met Cäsars Legion.
Un ich ben ene Franzus, kom mem Napoleon.- I was a proud Roman, I came with Caesar’s legion.
And I am a Frenchman, I came with Napoleon.
East Central German
Etymology
From Middle High German franzōse, franzoise, from Old French françois.
Noun
Franzus m (plural Franzusn)
- (Erzgebirgisch) Frenchman (person of French birth or nationality)
Further reading
- Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 4
- Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 8