Dirne

dirne German Etymology From de gmh dierne girl; servant, from de goh diorna, goh thiorna girl; servant, from de gmw-pro *þewernā. de Deern. The sense “prostitute” developed from the use for a “girl from the lower classes”. It is first attested in the 15th century. Pronunciation de /ˈdɪrnə/ [ˈdɪʁnə] [ˈdɪɐ̯nə] [ˈdɪrnə] de De-Dirne.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f de derogatory dated also _ Bible whore prostitute or sexually unreserved woman de Buhldirne Hure Lustdirne Nutte Thesaurus:Prostituierte de Edeldirne Straßendirne Vorspiel auf dem Theater Der, nach dem Schauspiel, hofft ein Kartenspiel, / Der eine wilde Nacht an einer Dirne Busen. One, after the play, hopes for a card game / another, for a wild night on the bosom of a harlot. 2 118 Das Glück ist eine leichte Dirne, / Und weilt nicht gern am selben Ort; / Sie streicht das Haar dir von der Stirne / Und küßt dich rasch und flattert fort. Luck is an easy girl / And does not like to linger in a place; / She wipes your hair from your brow / And kisses you swiftly and flutters away. de archaic or regional girl; lass Usage notes The older sense “girl” is now chiefly restricted to dialectal and regional cognate forms. Northern German de Deern (from nds Deern) and Bavarian de Dirndl (cp. bar Dirndl) are widely understood, though not commonly used outside of their traditional areas. Declension f Related terms de Deern de Dirndl Further reading de Prostitution