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Central Franconian
Etymology
From Middle High German hövesch and/or Middle Dutch hovesch, both “courteous, polite”. Analyzable as Hoff (“court”) + -isch. Compare Dutch heus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
höösch (masculine höösche, feminine and plural höösche or höösch, comparative hööscher, superlative et hööschte)
- (Ripuarian, chiefly predicative and adverbial) slow, careful, gentle, quiet
Wä Mösche fange well, moss höösch senn.- In order to catch sparrows, one must be gentle.