gemand
East Central German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German jeman, ieman, iemant, from Old High German ioman, eoman.
Adverb
[edit]gemand
- (Erzgebirgisch) someone
- Doch – annerschrim, tät mrsch net wieh, es gemand ze vrmachen, dar setts Geboblich huuchhaltn kaa.
- But - the other way around, it wouldn't hurt me to bequeath it to someone who can uphold such fine and precise work.
Further reading
[edit]- Peter Laube, 'Dr Bargmaa': https://www.erzgebirgsverein.de/storage/app/media/pages/erzgebirge/mundart/mundart-laube.pdf
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