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Ostarrihhi
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Old High German
Alternative forms
goh Ōstarrīchi
Etymology
goh :af ōstar rīhhi<id:kingdom>
From goh ōstar eastern rīhhi<id:kingdom> realm, land.
Pronunciation
goh /ˈoːs̠.tarˌriːx.xi/
Proper noun
goh proper noun Ōstarrīhhi n
the lands of East, the Orient
East Francia eastern portion of the Frankish empire after 843, reaching from the North Sea to present-day Slovenia
Usage notes
The second sense was later restricted to the south-eastern territories newly settled by Bavarian tribes, present-day Austria. However, such use is first attested in Middle High German.
Descendants
gmh Ōsterrīche Œsterrīche
gsw Öschtrych Eschtriich Eschtrych
bar Östareich Éstareich
Apeltonerisch: bar Eestreu
de Österreich
lb Éisträich
yi עסטרײַך
gmw-rfr -
pfl Eestriasch
fro Ostriche 1
1 la Austria phono-semantic matching
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