Ängländer

Alemannic German

FWOTD – 10 June 2018

Etymology

Ängland +‎ -er. Compare German Engländer, Saterland Frisian Änglounder, English Englander, Danish englænder.

Pronunciation

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋlændər/

Noun

Ängländer m (plural Ängländer)

Englishman
- 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
  So! Jetzt will i wie'n e itle Ängländer ids nächschte Wäldli.
  So! Now I want to go into the next little forest like a conceited Englishman.
monkey wrench, adjustable spanner
English bicycle

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