Verzäll
Central Franconian
Etymology
Deverbal from verzälle (“to tell, talk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʌˈtsɛl/
Noun
Verzäll m (no plural, diminutive Verzällche)
- (Ripuarian) talk, chat
- Synonym: Klaaf
- 1974, “Dat häste wirklich nit verdeent”[1]performed by Bläck Fööss:
- Des Ovends soßen se zesamme vür der Dür un heelten do manch löstijen Verzäll.
Koms du dann aan met dinger Musikante, jo do kom eets Stimmung en dat Spill.- In the evening they’d sit together in front of the door, having many an amusing chat.
And when you’d arrive with your musicians, that’s when spirits would really rise.
- In the evening they’d sit together in front of the door, having many an amusing chat.
Usage notes
- The diminutive means “little story, anecdote” and is countable.