Jeld

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • Geld (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German *geld, northern variant of gelt, from Proto-Germanic *geldą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɛlt/

Noun

Jeld n (no plural)

  1. (Ripuarian) money
    Et allerschünste Mädche en ene janze Büel voll Jeld –
    Jo, dat hat dä Mann jefählt! Jo, dat hat dä Mann jefählt!
    The most beautiful girl and a whole bag full of money –
    Yeah, that should help this man! Yeah, that should help this man!
    (A doctor’s prescription in a popular carnival song by Nico Ploum from Kerkrade)
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