Gloepends, swallow, dreuge sausage, kneepertie(s) and sukelao(gie). Those five words have been nominated for the election of the Best Drenthe Word of 2024.
The five nominated words were selected from approximately three hundred entries. Since last year, regional language organization Huus van de Taol has organized the elections around a specific theme. This year it is Tastylast year sweet. In previous years, all words could be submitted.
“The tastiest word brings other words to battery power,” says regional language official Arja Olthof. “In addition to words such as saucemangels (shelled peanuts), zeupie (drink) and sukersunterklaosien (speculaas), which all have to do with food, there were also Drenthes with choices for tasty-sounding words such as Kleijstern (kliederen), sneiballegie (snowball) and snipsnaorderij (trinkets). ).”
Yet those words did not make the shortlist – or short liest in good Drenthe. Below is an overview.