Ängländer

Alemannic German

FWOTD – 10 June 2018

Etymology

Ängland + -er. Compare German Engländer, Saterland Frisian Änglounder, English Englander, Danish englænder.

Pronunciation

  • (Zurich) IPA(key): /ˈæŋlændər/

Noun

Ängländer m (plural Ängländer)

  1. Englishman
    • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      So! Jetzt will i wie'n e itle Ängländer ids nächschte Wäldli.
  2. monkey wrench, adjustable spanner
  3. English bicycle
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