Deiwel

Central Franconian

Noun

Deiwel m

  1. (Moselle Franconian / Hunsrückisch) devil
    • 1874, Peter Joseph Rottmann, Gedichte in Hunsrücker Mundart, page 3:
      Wer sall meich dann bei die Spielleit fehre, / Wann eich naunder meine Kerl verleere? / Geh, eich wullt, datt Deich der Deiwel hätt!
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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German tiuvel, from Old High German tiufal. Cognate to German Teufel, Dutch duivel, English devil.

Noun

Deiwel m (plural Deiwel)

  1. devil
    • 2011, Peter Fritsch, Pennsylvania Dutch Halloween Scherenschnitte, page 62:
      Do is en Deiwel, […]
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