slüzzelin

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̠lys̄.s̄əˌliːn/

Noun

slüȥȥelīn n (plural slüȥȥelīn)

1. Diminutive of slüzzel: little key
   • 12th c., anonymous author, Du bist mīn, ich bin dīn, normalised (in the manuscript it's for example beſloſſen, ſluzzellin, muͦſt)):

     Dū bist mīn, ich bin dīn.
     Des solt dū gewis sīn.
     Dū bist beslozzen in mīnem herzen.
     Verlorn ist daz sluzzelīn,
     Dū muost ouch immer darinne sīn.

     You are mine, I am yours.
     Of that you shall be sure.
     You’re locked in my heart.
     Lost is the key,
     You must always be inside.