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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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Transferred from the noun Èèrnscht (seriousness) after the Middle High German period. Ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz. Cognate with German ernst, English earnest.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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èèrnscht

  1. serious
    • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      Das wird nit so ärnscht si.
      It won't be that serious.