IMMENSCHUH

 

Immenschuh can be broken into two words: (IMMEN and SCHUH).

 

The definitions were taken from:

 

MEYERS GROSSES TASCHEN_LEXIKON

BIBLIOGRAPHICHES INSTITUT

MANNHEIM/WIEN/ZURICH

 

IMMEN : [zu mittelhochdt. Imme ,,Bienenschwarm, Bienenstand”] volkstuml. Bez.

                 für Verschiedene Hautflugler (z.B. Stechimmen), bes, für die wirtsch.

                  Genutzten Honigbienen

 

(The translations below are from “The New Cassell’s German Dictionary” 1965 Edition)

 

zu – to, towards, up to, unto, in addition to, along with; at, on, in, by; for; in order to

 

mittelhochdt. – Middle High German

 

Bienenscharm – swarm of Bees

 

Bienenstand – apiary

 

Volkstuml. – volkstumlich – national, popular

                        volkstumlichkeit – nationality; national trait or characteristic; popularity

 

Bez. – Bezirk – district, borough; circuit; region, area, precinct; range, compass

            Beziehungsweise – respectively, or, or else; relatively

 

für – for; instead of, in lieu of; per, in favour of; for the sake of, for the benefit of, on

        behalf of; in return for, again

 

verschiedene – deceased, dead, departed, adj. Different, differing, distinct (from);

                          PL. sundry, various, diverse

 

Hautflugler – hymentoptera (order of insects)

 

z.B. – zum Beispiel - e. g. (for example)

 

Stechimmen – Stech - prick, pierce; sting, bite (Stung by bee, or Bee-sting)

 

Bes. – besonders – especially, particularly, in particular; apart, separate, severally;

                                 peculiarly, exceptionally, extraordinarily; chiefly

 

die – the; she, her, it; who, whom, that, which

 

wirtsch. – wirtschaft – housekeeping, domestic economy, husbandry; management

                                    of affair, administration, economic system

 

genutzten – used

 

Honigbienen – honey bee, worker bee

 

schuh – shoe, boot; foot (as measure); shoeing, ferrule, socket  (This word occurs

               in several reference works, including Old German and is seen today as

               SCHUH MARKT on the front of German stores, literally meaning Shoe

               Market.)