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Spiiss
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Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
lb Spass Spéiss both _ archaic
Etymology
lb de Spieß, formally from lb gmh spieȥ pike. Widely displaced the native forms above, of which lb Spéiss is from the same source, while lb Spass is from gmh spiȥ spit. In all cases, the two gmh - nouns (whose interrelation is uncertain) were merged semantically.
Pronunciation
lb [ʃpiːs]
Noun
m Spiisser
spit, skewer
pike, spear