_KRACKLING_, a nut. From the _German_, KRACHEN, to crack. _KRAX_, a cloister. _KRÖNER_, a husband. From the _German_, KRONEN, to crown, to appoint as head or principal. _KRÖNERIN_, a wife. _LEFRANZ_, a priest. _LEFRENZIN_, a priest’s harlot. _LEHEM_, bread. _Hebrew_. A contemporary of Luther, Gengenbach, spells the word LEM. _LINDRUNSCHEL_, corn-gatherers. _LISS-MARKT_, the head,—literally, “the louse market.” _LÖE_, bad, false. From _Belgian_, LOH, _Danish_, LAAG, low; _Saxon_, LOH, a pit, or gulf. _LÖE ÖTLIN_, the devil,—literally, “the wicked gentleman.” _LÜSSLING_, the ear. _Old German_, LOSEN, or LUSEN, to listen. Beggars formerly had their ears cut off when detected stealing. _MACKUM_, the town. _MEGEN_ (or MENGEN), to drown. _MENG_, KESSLER. _MENKLEN_, to eat. _MESS_, money, coin. The _German_, MESSING, signifies brass. _MOLSAMER_, a traitor. _NARUNG-TÜN_, to seek, or look out for food. _German_, NAHRUNG, livelihood; THUN, to do, make. _PFLÜGER_, an alms-gatherer in churches. _PLATSCHEN_, to go about preaching. _PLATSCHIERER_, a preacher,—from tubs, &c. _PLICKSCHLAHER_, a naked person. _POLENDER_, a castle, a fort. Perhaps connected with the _German_, BOLL, BOLLIG, hard, stiff; BOLLWARK, a bastion, bulwark. _QUIEN_, a dog. _Latin_, CANIS. _QUIENGOFFER_, a dog-killer? _RANZ_, a sack, pouch. _German_, RANZEN. _RAULING_, a baby. _RAUSCHART_, a straw matress. _German_, RAUSCHEN, to rustle. _REEL_, St. Vitus’ Dance. _REGEL_ (or REGER), a die (plural _dice_). From the _German_, REGEN, to move? _REGENWURM_, a sausage,—literally, “a rainworm.” _RIBLING_, dice. _RICHTIG_, just. _RIELING_, a pig. _RIPPART_, SECKEL. _ROL_, a mill. _German_, ROLLEN, to roll. _ROLVETZER_, a miller. _ROTBOSS_, a beggar’s house of call, beggar’s home. _RÜBOLT_, freedom. _RÜREN_, to play. _German_, RUHREN, to touch, rattle. _RUMPFLING_ (or RUMPFFING), mustard. From the _German_, RÜMPFEN, to wriggle? _RUNZEN_, to cheat in dealing cards, gambling, &c. _SCHEISS_ (SCHIESS), ZAGEL,—a tail. _German_, SCHEISSE, excrement, dung; SCHEISSEN, to dung (imperative, SCHEISS); SCHIESSEN, to shoot, dart (imperative, SCHIESS). _Old German_, SCHIESSEN, _labi_, _præscipitari_, _celeriter moveri_. _See_ BÜTZELMAN. _SCHLING_, flax, linen. _German_, SCHLINGEN, to entwine. _SCHLUN_, SCHAFFEN,—to cause, get, make, procure, or produce anything. _SCHMALKACHEL_, a slanderer. _German_, KACHEL, a pot,—literally, “a slandering-pot.” _SCHMALN_, to slander. _Modern German_, SCHMÄLEN. _SCHMUNK_, melted butter. _SCHNIEREN_, to hang. _German_, SCHNUR, a string. _SCHÖCHERN_, to drink. _Modern German_, SCHENKEN, to fill, retail liquor; SCHENKE, a drinking-house, ale-house; SCHENKWIRTH, a beer-draper. _SCHÖCHERVETZER_, an innkeeper.