Masculine
Freund Hein
Meaning
Death
Synonyms
Thanatos
Todbringer
Knochenmann
Boanl
Boanlkramer
Boandlkramer
Boandl
Pronounced as (IPA)
/frɔʏ̯nt haɪ̯n/
Etymology
In summary
Literally, “friend Hein”. Hein was originally a euphemism for the devil (compare English Old Nick); the open compound, sometimes falsely attributed to Matthias Claudius who used it in an edition of Der Wandsbecker Bothe in 1775, can be attested as far back as 1650.
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