Dénger

See also: denger

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From déngen (“to serve”) +‎ -er (“suffix used to form agent nouns”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeŋeʀ/, [ˈdeŋɐ]

Noun

Dénger m (plural Dénger)

1. servant
   • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 22:13:

     Dunn huet de Kinnek zu den Dénger gesot: "Bannt him Hänn a Féiss a geheit hien eraus, an d'Däischtert! Do gëtt gejéimert a mat den Zänn gegrätscht."

     Then the king said to the servants: "Bind his hands and feet and throw him out into the darkness! There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."

Derived terms

• Massendénger