aiwisk

German Low German

Alternative forms

• aisk, aisch

Etymology

From Old Saxon *ēwisk, from Proto-Germanic *aiwiskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪʋɪs̺k/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪwɪs̺k/

Adjective

aiwisk (comparative aiwisker, superlative aiwiskest) (Westphalian)

1. ugly

   Nitt dat aiske hänneken, dat fîne! ― Not the ugly (left) little hand, the fine (right) one. (To enforce right-handedness in the past.)

2. disgraced