Löck

See also: lock, Lock, and -lock

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Lück (Kölsch, northernmost Ripuarian)
  • Lüü (western Ripuarian)
  • Lie (Siegerland)
  • Leit (other Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German liute, from Old High German liudī, northern variant of liutī. The word underwent the regular Ripuarian velarisation -iud- → -ügd- → -ög-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /løk/

Noun

Löck (plurale tantum, diminutive Löckcher)

  1. (most of Ripuarian) people; persons; folk
    Bemöh dich doch net dermet, wat de Löck verzälle.
    Don’t you worry about what people say.
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