Hufeise

== Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German huofīsen, from Old High German huofīsan. Equivalent to Huf (“hoof”) +‎ Eise (“iron”). Cognates include German Hufeisen and Dutch hoefijzer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuːfˌaɪ̯zə/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯zə Hyphenation: Huf‧ei‧se === Noun === Hufeise n (plural Hufeise) horseshoe ==== Derived terms ==== === References === J. C. Lins (1895), “Hoofeisa”, in Common sense Pennsylvania German dictionary, Reading: J. C. Lins, page 74 A. R. Horne (1910), Horne's Pennsylvania German manual (third edition), Allentown, Pennsylvania: T. K. Horne, page 254 M. B. Lambert (1924), “huffeise”, in A Dictionary of the Non-English Words of the Pennsylvania-German Dialect, Lancaster: Lancaster Press Marcus Bachman Lambert (2016), “Hufeise”, in Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary (in Pennsylvania German), PDEC