ärch

See also: arch, ARCH, arch-, -arch, and arch.

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

ärg (Colognian Academy spelling)
arch (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German arg (“evil; corrupt; cowardly”), from Proto-Germanic *argaz, with regular -ar- → -ęr- before a non-dental consonant. Compare the same in Dutch erg. The adverbial sense “very” is found throughout western varieties of continental Germanic. See Hunsrik aarich and Pennsylvania German arrig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛʀɕ/, /ˈɛʀəɕ/

Adjective

ärch (masculine ärje, feminine and plural ärch or ärje, comparative ärjer, superlative et ärchste)

(Ripuarian, chiefly of things, events) bad; tremendous
Ich hann en ärch Peng em Foß.
I have a bad pain in my foot.

Adverb

ärch (comparative ärjer, superlative et ärchste)

(Ripuarian) badly; terribly
Driev et net ze ärch!
Don′t go too far!
(literally, “Don’t do it too badly!”)

Adverb

ärch (comparative mieh, superlative et mieste or mietste or mieschte)

(Ripuarian) very; much; a lot
Du bes enen ärch leeve Jong.
You’re a very kind boy.

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