Tag: Scratchers
Scratcher’s words: Abfent and Aungglasl – Bavaria
Advent is actually a time associated with beautiful memories of snowy landscapes, baking cookies and the glow of candles. It’s just a shame that the commercial and secular Advent magic…
Scratcher’s vocabulary: Kasperlgwand and robber civilian – Bavaria
Irmgard and Wilhelm Ostermeier from Landshut-Achdorf celebrated the rare wedding of grace. That means they have been married for 70 years. The Landshut newspaper honored the happy couple with a…
Scratcher’s vocabulary: A Windsheimer for the cigarette smoker – Bavaria
Windsheimer The Nuremberg journalist Klaus Schamberger (81) has made a name for himself as a columnist and has written more than 20 books. The most recent work is a memoir…
Scratcher’s vocabulary: Even our great-grandfathers wore baggy pants – Bavaria
The Regensburg teacher Ludwig Zehetner received the Waldschmidt Prize on Sunday. The Waldschmidt Association Eschlkam honored Zehetner’s outstanding expertise and research on the dialectology of Bavarian. “Collecting words is my…
Scratcher’s vocabulary: The poison mug – Bavaria
Poison mug The Bavarian vocabulary has the names Gifthaferl and Giftnickl for people who are quick-tempered and violent. A mug is a small pot, which in this case is filled…