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Hexenbessen
in Low German
Pronunciation:
/hɛksn̩bɛsn̩/
noun
Syllabication:
He·xen·bes·sen
Plural:
Hexenbessens
m
de Hexenbessen
[1]
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Cuxland:
Heinrich Teut:
Hadeler Wörterbuch: der plattdeutsche Wortschatz des Landes Hadeln (Niederelbe).
Wachholtz, 1959, volume 2, page 149
Low Saxon:
Bessen
,
op
den
en
Hex
riddt
German:
Hexenbesen
Examples:
De
Hexen
fleegt
op
jümehr
Hexenbessens
na
’n
Blocksbarg
.
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Low Saxon:
Teken
in
Form
von
en
Weiher
an
Gevels
oder
Muurn
,
dat
Hexen
un
Blix
afwehren
schall
German:
Hexenbesen
Donnerbesen
Examples:
In
de
Wand
weer
en
Hexenbessen
inmuurt
.
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Etymology:
Compound word constructed from:
Hex
+
Bessen
Rhyming words
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Plattmakers is a Low German dictionary that also provides translations in several languages. Get more infos.