Düvelswark in Low German

Pronunciation: /dyːvəlsva͡ɐk/

noun

Syllabication: Dü·vels·wark

Does not appear in plural n dat Düvelswark

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Low Saxon:

wat, wat nich recht togeiht; wat nich as recht ansehn warrt

English:

devil's work

work of the devil

devilry

Dutch:

duivelswerk

German:

Teufelswerk

Examples:

Wo kann dat denn angahn? Dat mutt doch mit Düvelswark togahn!

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Düvel + Wark

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