Dénger

See also: denger

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From déngen (“to serve”) +‎ -er (“suffix used to form agent nouns”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdeŋeʀ/, [ˈdeŋɐ]

Noun

Dénger m (plural Dénger)

  1. servant
    • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 22:13:
      Dunn huet de Kinnek zu den Dénger gesot: "Bannt him Hänn a Féiss a geheit hien eraus, an d'Däischtert! Do gëtt gejéimert a mat den Zänn gegrätscht."
      Then the king said to the servants: "Bind his hands and feet and throw him out into the darkness! There there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."

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