Roggenwulf in Low German

Pronunciation: /ɾɔɡn̩vʊlf/

noun

Syllabication: Rog·gen·wulf

Plural: Roggenwülv m de Roggenwulf

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folklore

Low Saxon:

Figur ut de Saag: Wulf, de in dat Koornfeld leevt

is bruukt worrn, üm Kinner bangtomaken, dat se nich in ’t Koorn loopt

English:

rye wolf

a field spirit from German folklore that is used to scare away children from walking into grain fields

Dutch:

roggewolf

korengeest, die in korenvelden huist en gebruikt werd, kinderen bang te maken, zodat zij niet lopen in het koren

German:

Roggenwolf

Korndämon, der als Kinderschreckfigur Kinder von Getreidefeldern fernhalten sollte

Examples:

Dor in ’t Feld leevt de Roggenwulf! Gah dor man nich to dicht ran, anners haalt he di…

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Roggen + Wulf

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