mööch

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German müede, from Old High German muodi, from Proto-West Germanic *mōþī, from Proto-Germanic *mōþaz. The form shows d-loss and a palatal linking sound, which was then hardened to -ch in the syllable coda; compare Limburgish meug and also Afrikaans moeg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /møːɕ/

Adjective

mööch (masculine möje, feminine mööch, comparative möjer, superlative et mööchste)

  1. (westernmost Ripuarian) tired
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mœːɕ/

Verb

mööch

  1. (central and eastern Ripuarian) first and third person singular past subjunctive of mugge, müjje
    • 1936, “Heimweh nach Köln”‎performed by Willi Ostermann:
      Wenn ich su aan ming Heimat denke
      Un sinn der Dom su vür mir stonn,
      Mööch ich direk op heim aan schwenke!
      Ich mööch zo Foß noh Kölle jonn!
      When I think about my homeland
      And I see the cathedral standing in front of me,
      I would like to turn homewards right away!
      I would like to walk back to Cologne on foot!
Alternative forms
  • möht (western Ripuarian)
  • mächt, määcht, miecht (Moselle Franconian, to the degree that the verb exists)
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