Powirp

Low German Alternative forms nds Pawirp Etymology Cognate with Lithuanian lt pawirpas and Old Prussian prg powirps “free”.H. Frischbier: Preußisches Wörterbuch: Ost- und westpreußische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer Folge. Second volume: L — Z, addenda and corrigendum, Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin, Berlin 1883, headword “Powirpen, Pawirpen”, p. 173. Noun m Powirpen nds regional: Low Prussian day laborer who is not indentured to anybody and who does not live in a rented accommodation (Losmann); freeman, laborer, day laborer who is not indentured to a master but does live in a rented accommodation (Frîmann); rural laborer who is not indentured to anybody See also nds Frîmann nds Losmann References H. Frischbier: Preußisches Wörterbuch: Ost- und westpreußische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer Folge. Second volume: L — Z, addenda and corrigendum, Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin, Berlin 1883, headword “Powirpen, Pawirpen”, p. 173.