Deev

deev Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Deef northern Moselle Franconian gmw-cfr Dief southern Moselle Franconian Etymology From gmw-cfr gmh dief, from gmw-cfr goh *diof, northern variant of goh diob, from gmw-cfr gmw-pro *þeub. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /deːf/ gmw-cfr deef Noun gmw-cfr noun m plural Deeve or Deev gmw-cfr Ripuarian thief Low German Alternative forms nds Deef Deew variant spellings nds Deif most of _ Westphalian Eastphalian Mecklenburgisch Pomeranian nds Deuf Doif parts of eastern Westphalian Etymology nds gmw-pro gem-pro 2 From nds gml dêf, from nds osx thiof. More at en thief. Pronunciation nds /deːf/ [deːf ~ dei̯f] Noun m Deven,Deve nds GLG chiefly northwestern dialects thief Derived terms nds Deveree