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Central Franconian
- jesonk (Ripuarian; now chiefly western dialects)
- gesond (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Old High German *gisund, northern variant of gisunt, from Proto-Germanic *gasundaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
jesond (masculine jesonne or jesonde, feminine and plural jesonn or jesond or jesonde, comparative jesonner or jesonder or jesönner or jesönder, superlative et jesondste or jesöndste)
- (some dialects of Ripuarian) healthy
Usage notes
- The inflected forms with -nn- are used in southern Ripuarian where jesond is the inherited form. The forms with -nd- are used in most of those (more northern) dialects where inherited jesonk has been replaced with jesond.