~ Frei und frumm ~ | |
The use of the Roman "V" to represent "U" is curious and archaic, but in modern German transforms to "O" in this self explanatory verse on a Jugendsil (youth style = modern art) stein in the manner of Franz Ringer, ca. early 1900's. The "V" = "U" is used 4 times in this verse, but twice it needs to be changed to the modern German as in "frumm" = "fromm" and "willkumm" = "willkomm". This also preserves the rhyme. | |
Frei und frumm ein guter Trunk allzeit willkumm. |
Free and faithful a good drink (is) all times welcome. |
Translation: Roy De Selms Photo credit: Unknown |