Hongerlegger

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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From Honger (“hunger”) +‎ legge (“to suffer”) +‎ -er. Compare German Hungerleider.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Hongerlegger m (plural Hongerlegger)

  1. (Ripuarian) starveling
  2. (Ripuarian, offensive) weakling, wimp, loser; somewhat like the contemporary German Opfer
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