aiwisk

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon *ēwisk, from Proto-Germanic *aiwiskaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪʋɪs̺k/
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪwɪs̺k/

Adjective

aiwisk (comparative aiwisker, superlative aiwiskest) (Westphalian)

  1. ugly
    Nitt dat aiske hänneken, dat fîne! ― Not the ugly (left) little hand, the fine (right) one. (To enforce right-handedness in the past.)
  2. disgraced
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