Re: [Cz-L] How we spoke in Czernowitz.

Verschimmelt from Schimmel i.e. mildew is a German word .
   Used in Cz for poor brain power.
  Ausgeweppt is Czernowitzerish for evaporated :
     Er ist ganz ausgeweppt.
    Farzhimzhet from Ukr as told before.
Hardy
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From: "cornel fleming" <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>
To: "'Miriam Taylor'" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>; "'HARDY BREIER'"
<HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>; <Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 5:50 PM
Subject: RE: [Cz-L] How we spoke in Czernowitz.

>I thought this should be"ganz verschimmelt".i.e....made me totally
>confused.
> Literally it means covered in mould, made me mouldy. Cornel
>

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