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Colognian proverbs
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Colognian or Kölsch is a Middle-Rhenish dialect spoken in the city of Cologne in Western Germany.
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De Birre sin noch nit rief, sääd der Fuss, do schott häder Baum met singem Stääz.
English equivalent: The fox, when he cannot reach the grapes, says they are not ripe.
von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld Otto Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen https://books.google.com/books?id=iNNmAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA262 II 1875 German 262–263 473, Trauben
Drückzehn Handwerker, vezehn Unglocker.
English equivalent: Jack of all trades and master of none.
von Düringsfield Ida von Düringsfield Otto Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend https://books.google.se/books?id=M8OMsKaoaqEC&pg=PA355&dq=A+man+o%27mony+trades+,+may+beg+his+bread+on+sunday+sprichw%C3%B6rter+der+germanischen+und.romanischen&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjez4_wv4P1AhWARvEDHdLvDhUQ6AF6BAgDEAM#v=onepage&q=A%20man%20o'mony%20trades%20%2C%20may%20beg%20his%20bread%20on%20sunday%20sprichw%C3%B6rter%20der%20germanischen%20und.romanischen&f=false 1875 German I 355 684, Handwerk
See Also
German proverbs
Category: Proverbs by language