Fettswien in Low German

Pronunciation: /fɛtsviːn/

noun

Syllabication: Fett·swien

Plural: Fettswien n dat Fettswien

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peripheral vocabulary

agriculture

Low Saxon:

Swien, dat to ’t Fettmaken holen warrt

English:

fattening pig

Dutch:

mestvarken

opfokvarken

German:

Mastschwein

Examples:

Fröher harrn de Buurn jümmer en Fettswien lopen, dat den Sommer över fettmaakt worrn is.

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: fett + Swien

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