hierode

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• heirode (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

Derived from the noun Hierot (“wedding”), seemingly under the influence of German heiraten (“to marry”). The old verb in the dialects is bestade; this is now obsolete in most places, but compare Luxembourgish bestueden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːˌʀɔːdə/

Verb

hierode (third-person singular present hierot, past participle jehierot)

1. (Ripuarian, transitive or intransitive) to marry

   Se hann jehierot un sibbe Pänz jekräje.

   They married and got seven kids.

   • 1983, “Polterovend”‎^[1]performed by Bläck Fööss:

     Hück es Polterovend en der Elsaßstroß,
     Denn der Pitter hierot morjen et Marie.
     Dat Marie hätt ich su jään für mich jehatt.
     Ich hann et och probeet, doch mich, mich wollt et nie.

     Today there’s Polterabend at Elsaßstraße,
     Because Peter marries Mary tomorrow.
     Mary I wanted so dearly for myself.
     I did try, but me she never wanted.