eerig

Alemannic German

Etymology

Eer +‎ -ig. First element from Old High German ēr (“ore; brass”), from Proto-Germanic *aiz (“copper, bronze; ore”), from Proto-Indo-European *áyos (“a metal, copper, bronze”). Compare Italian rameico, Spanish alámbrico.

Adjective

eerig

  1. (Uri) Made of iron or bronze.

References

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