liehre

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Central Franconian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • lehre (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German lēren. Compare German lehren (to teach), Dutch leren (to learn, teach).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

liehre (third-person singular present liehrt or leht, past participle jeliehrt or jeleht)

  1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to learn
    Von aale Lück ka’ mer noch jet liehre.
    There’s something you can learn from old people.
  2. (same dialects) to teach
    Dat mäht nix, dat liehren ich dir.
    No problem, I’ll teach it you.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The general form are liehrt, jeliehrt. The forms leht, jeleht are Colognian.