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egensinnig
in Low German
Pronunciation:
/ɛɪ̯ɡənzɪnɪç/
adjective
Syllabication:
e·gen·sin·nig
egensinniger
egensinnigst
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Minden:
Christian Frederking:
Plattdeutsches Dorfwörterbuch des Dorfes Hahlen bei Minden in Westfalen.
Velhagen & Klasing, Bielefeld, page 4
PDF, 7.3 MB
Nordharz:
Otto Rohkamm:
Nordharzer Wörterbuch auf der Grundlage der Mundart von Harzburg und der oberen Oker.
Ostfalia, Peine 2003, ISBN 3-926560-47-9, page 28
Low Saxon:
mit
Egensinn
English:
hardheaded
stubborn
obstinate
Dutch:
eigenzinnig
eigenwijs
German:
eigensinnig
trotzig
Examples:
Wees
nich
so
egensinnig
!
Etymology:
Compound word constructed from:
Egensinn
+
-ig
Rhyming words
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