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Kuef
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küf
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh kaf, from lb goh kaf. Cognate with de Kaff, en chaff, nl kaf, fy tsjêf.
Pronunciation
lb [kuəf]
lb Kuerf
Noun
m -
chaff
Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 3:12:
Elo schonn huet hien d'Schëpp an der Hand, mat där mécht hien säin Denn propper a sammelt säi Weess an der Scheier. D'Kuef awer verbrennt hien an engem Feier, dat ni ausgeet.
Already he has the winnowing shovel in his hand, with which he will make his thrashing floor clean and gather his wheat into the barn. The chaff, however, he will burn in a fire that never goes out.