kriec

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Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German krēg, *krieg. Related with northern West Germanic *krīg, but not from it. The different vocalism between High and Low German is very stable at all times and in all dialects. Ripuarian is the only transition zone, showing the northern vowel in the verb krijje and the southern vowel in the noun Kreech.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈkriə̯k/

Noun

kriec m

  1. exertion
  2. enmity
  3. opposition

Declension

Declension of kriec (masculine, class 1 strong)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein dër kriec die kriege
genitive eines dës krieges dër kriege
dative eime dëm kriege dën kriegen
accusative einen dën kriec die kriege

Descendants

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “kriec”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
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