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257 months ago

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257 months ago

   wrote:

farklempt

My comment:

http://www.koshernosh.com/feeling.htm


Yiddish is actually written in Hebrew letters, therefore, when used in English, words are transliterated, or spelled as they sound. Since Yiddish was spoken by Jews all over Europe, accents and inflections vary greatly. This leads to variations in transliterated spellings. For example, "ferklempt" is the same as "farklempt" is the same as "fehklampped," etc.
http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Glossary/Yiddish_Words/yiddish_words.html
Yiddish is written in the Hebrew alphabet thus the spellings in this ... Ferklempt
(adj.) Choked up; overwhelmed: The mother of the bride became ferklempt ...
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/yiddish1.html

Words Found in English. farklempt: bummed out, bad mood. She looks very
ferklempt. ... "She looks very ferklempt." Yiddish Words Found in English (327 hits ...
http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/2247/details/
Also....
Ferclempt : Ragged or hassled.
http://www.lampos.com/brooklyn.htm

You could also find it as verklempt :-))

My references:

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:5xWqnZfG2zAJ:nfty.org/par/programs/Adonai%2520Tsifatai%2520Tiftah%2520Unifying%2520the%2520Jews%2520Through%2520Language%2520in%2520the%2520Diaspora%2520-%2520Yiddish%2520Dictionary.doc+Ferklempt+yiddish&hl=en


farklempt Yiddish, meaning choked up or not feeling good; was often
used in Saturday night life by Mike Myers, is 'Coffee talk'. ...
dict.leo.org/cgi-bin/dict/forum.cgi?action=show& group=forum001_unsolved_g&file=20041221114642

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