Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

Re: Feklempt

Author:Luke Tymowski
Posted:8/26/1999; 2:31:53 PM
Topic:Feklempt
Msg #:10019 (In response to 9985)
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The word is verklempt. I looked it up sometime ago in a Yiddish-English dictionary. It means feeling closed-in. Eg Standing in a Manhattan train during rush hour.

However, recently I was listening to some Bach cantatas, and the word is used there. So maybe it's an old German word rather than a yiddish word? I don't know.

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