Schwolb
East Central German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German swalwe, from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā. Compare German Schwalbe.
Noun
[edit]Schwolb f (plural Schwolm)
- (Erzgebirgisch) swallow, martin (small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family)
- s ward ball Reeng gahm, de Schwolm flieng tief
- it will soon rain, the swallows fly low
Further reading
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- East Central German terms inherited from Middle High German
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- East Central German terms inherited from Old High German
- East Central German terms derived from Old High German
- East Central German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- East Central German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- East Central German lemmas
- East Central German nouns
- East Central German feminine nouns
- Erzgebirgisch
- East Central German terms with usage examples