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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viːɐ̯s/
- Hyphenation: wirs
Contraction
wirs
- Contraction of wir es.
1843, Brothers Grimm, “Bruder Lustig”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 1, 5th edition, page 474:Der heil. Petrus gieng aber immer langsamer, wie auch der Bruder Lustig ihn trieb und schob, bis sie endlich hörten die Königstochter wäre gestorben. „Da haben wirs,“ sprach der Bruder Lustig, „das kommt von deinem schläfrigen Gang.“- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Old Saxon
Adverb
wirs
- worse
Scots
Pronoun
wirs
- Alternative form of oors
References
- “wirs” under “wir, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 7 June 2024, reproduced from W Grant and D D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.