Glossary

ach: oh

aenti: aunt

all recht: all right

appeditlich: delicious

blut: blood

boppli: baby

bruders: brothers

bu: boy

buwe: boys

daed: dad

dawdi: granddad

danke: thank you

dochder: daughter

dummkopp: dunce

ehemann: husband

faul: lazy

fraa: wife, woman

freind: friend

freinden: friends

Englischer: English person, not Amish

Gott: God

gut: good

gut morgen: good morning

haus: house

hund: dog, hound

jah: yes

kaffi: coffee

kapp: cap, prayer covering worn by Amish women

kind: child

kinner: children

kumm: come

lieb: love

maedel: girl, or young woman

mamm: mom

mammi: grandmother

mann: man

mutter: mother

nacht: night

nee: no

onkle: uncle

Ordnung: Amish behavioral code: an unwritten set of rules and regulations that guide everyday Amish life.

rumschpringe: “run around time” a period of freedom for Amish youth before baptism

schee: pretty

sohn: son

stolze: prideful

verboden: forbidden

wunderbaar: wonderful