Denn

See also: denn and dënn

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German *denne, northern variant of tenne, from Old High German tenni, from Proto-West Germanic *dani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæn/

Noun

Denn m (plural Dennen)

1. thrashing floor
   • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 3:12:

     Elo schonn huet hien d'Schëpp an der Hand, mat där mécht hien säin Denn propper a sammelt säi Weess an der Scheier. D'Kuef awer verbrennt hien an engem Feier, dat ni ausgeet.

     Already he has the winnowing shovel in his hand, with which he will make his thrashing floor clean and gather his wheat into the barn. The chaff, however, he will burn in a fire that never goes out.