Middle Low German
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Middle Low German
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Rather different, however, is the idea called up by the corresponding Middle Low German modersone, which means "bastard, illegitimate child."
From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Chamberlain, Alexander F.
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