Gissen is Missen in Low German

Pronunciation: /ɡɪsn̩ ɪs mɪsn̩/

phrase

Syllabication: Gis·sen is Mis·sen

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Low Saxon:

’keen gisst, hett faken nich recht

English:

guessing is missing

guess and be sorry

Dutch:

gissen is missen

German:

Vermutungen trügen

Examples:

Gissen is Missen, Meten is Weten!

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: gissen + ween + missen

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