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Fetz
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Central Franconian
Etymology
Probably the same word as de Fetzen rag, tatter”, also “slovenly person.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /fɛts/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun m plural Fetze diminutive Fetzje
gmw-cfr Ripuarian a young boy, especially a naughty one (but always in a mild tone)
gmw-cfr 2014 Ich han dä Millowitsch jesinn Kuhl un de Gäng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIC_WkcFOko Ich kleine Fetz wor noch esu jong, Un hä wor fass ald hondert Johr alt Un wood op de Bühn jebraht. Me, a little boy, was still so young, And he was almost a hundred years old And was carried to the stage.