Löck
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Lück (Kölsch, northernmost Ripuarian), Lüü (western Ripuarian)
- Lie (Siegerland), Leut, Lütt (parts of Eifel, former also northern Westerwald), Lekt (westernmost Eifel)
- Leit (most of Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
Category:Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#LÖCKCategory:Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#LÖCKCategory:Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#LÖCKCategory:Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#LÖCKFrom Middle High GermanCategory:Central Franconian terms inherited from Middle High German#LÖCKCategory:Central Franconian terms derived from Middle High German#LÖCK lǖdeCategory:Middle High German links with redundant wikilinks#LÖCK, from Old High GermanCategory:Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German#LÖCKCategory:Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German#LÖCK liudī, West Central German form of liutī. The word underwent the regular Ripuarian velarisation -iud- → -ügd- → -ögg-.
Pronunciation
Noun
Löck (plurale tantum, diminutive Löckcher)Category:Central Franconian lemmas#LÖCKCategory:Central Franconian nouns#LÖCKCategory:Central Franconian entries with incorrect language header#LÖCKCategory:Pages with entries#LÖCKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#LÖCK
- (most of RipuarianCategory:Ripuarian Franconian#LÖCK) people, persons, folk
- Bemöh dich doch net dermet, wat de Löck verzälle.
- Don’t you worry about what people say.