Wenter

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See also: wenter and wénter

Central Franconian

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Etymology

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From Old High German wintar, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.

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Noun

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Wenter m (plural Wentere)

  1. (most of Moselle Franconian, parts of Ripuarian) winter
    • 1993, “Denn wenn et Trömmelche jeiht”‎[1]performed by Räuber:
      Jedes Johr em Wenter, wenn et widder schneit,
      Kütt der Fastelovend un mir sinn all bereit.
      Every year in winter when it snows again,
      That’s when the carnival season comes, and all of us are ready.