Häiwee

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Alemannic German[edit]

FWOTD – 28 September 2016

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Häi +‎ Wee. Compare German Heimweh.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Häiwee n

  1. homesickness
    • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
      „Ächje, my gueti Bäsi Gryt,
      's Zähndweh und 's Heiweh schloffed nüd.“
      ‘Alas, good auntie Peggy, tootthache and homesickness do not sleep.’
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