Ool

Appendix:Variations of "ool" Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Ööl Ääl Iel scattered variants Etymology gmw-cfr goh gmw-pro 2 From gmw-cfr gmh āl, from gmw-cfr gem-pro *ēlaz. Cognate with de Aal, en eel etc. The front-vowel byforms are backformations from the gmh - umlauted plural gmh æle. The same also explains the alternative feminine gender. The form gmw-cfr Iel would be the strictly phonetic development in most areas, but is in practice the rarest because of the influence of the original singular. (Note that this form does underlie in lb Éil.) Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ɔːl/ Noun gmw-cfr noun m f plural Oole or Ööl or Ääl diminutive Öölche or Äälche gmw-cfr many dialects eel fish gmw-cfr Hä wengk sich wie nen Ool. He’s wriggling like an eel. Usage notes Mostly masculine, locally feminine. Dutch Etymology First attested as ole between 1294 and 1295. Derived from nl ool land next to water, humid low-lying land, an obsolete derivative of nl gmw-pro *auwju floodplain, meadow. See also li Oeal. Pronunciation nl /oːl/ nl Ool nl oːl 1 Proper noun n nl village mun/Roermond p/Limburg c/Netherlands References Hunsrik Etymology From hrx gmh āl, from hrx goh āl. Pronunciation Noun m Eel Ool eel hrx Meer hon en Ool gefang. We caught an eel. Further reading 120 Low German Noun m Olen nds GLG nds Aal Noun m Ööle nds Paderbornisch nds Aal References Niu lustert mol! Plattdeutsche Erzählungen und Anekdoten im Paderborner Dialekt. Aus dem Leben gegriffen und niedergeschrieben von einem Sohne der rothen Erde. Nebst einer Zugabe von plattdeutschen Gedichten, Celle, 1870, p. 6f.