schwijje

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • schweie (few dialects of Moselle Franconian; most lack the verb)

Etymology

From Middle High German swīgen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʋijə/

Verb

schwijje (third-person singular present schwich or schwicht, past tense schwech or schweech, past participle jeschwijje or jeschweeje)

  1. (Ripuarian, Siegerland Moselle Franconian) to be silent, to say nothing
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