אַרג

[Why is the base form so rare in Eastern Yiddish?]

ETYMOLOGY

ON argr 'unmanly, cowardly; lewd', OE earg 'cowardly, timid', ME argh OHG arg, arag 'greedy, cowardly', MHG arc 'bad', (comp.) erger, arger; from PGmc ✱arga- 'cowardly, unmanly'; from PIE ✱h₃orǵʰ-o-, from the root ✱h₃erǵʰ- 'to copulate'; cf. Lithuanian eržùs, (dial.) aržùs 'ardent, voluptuous, stubborn'; Russian ерзать 'to fidget'

Synonyms

אָרעם, געמיין, שפֿל, אַרג, פּלאָכע, פפּאָהאַנע, פֿויל

WESTERN

Alsace (France)

arg šdarɩ-g אַרג שטאַרק 'very strong' {ALSACE, 47075 Mulhouse, 026-050}
- ər ɩš arɩ-g blaːç ער איז אַרג בלייך 'he is very pale' {035-050}

CENTRAL

HASIDIC

AMERICA

<ערגער ווי ארג>
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