Deif

Deif

Low German

Alternative forms

  • Deiv, Deiw; Daif, Daiv, Daiw; Däif, Däiv, Däiw (variant spellings)
  • Deuf, Doif (parts of eastern Westphalian)
  • Deev (chiefly northwestern dialects)

Etymology

From Middle Low German dêf, from Old Saxon thiof.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daɪ̯f/, /dɛɪ̯f/

Noun

Deif m (plural Deiwe or Deiwen) (most of Westphalian, Eastphalian, Mecklenburgisch, Pomeranian)

  1. thief
    De Wiäke fäng all guet an, sä de Deif, do brachen se em up’n Maondag nao’n Galgen.
    The week starts just great, as the thief said when they took him to the gallows on Monday. (old Wellerism)
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