wahße

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• wahsse, waße, waaße (alternative spellings)
• wase (Dutch-based spelling)
• wohße (some dialects of Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German wahsan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaːsə/

Verb

wahße (third-person singular present wähs or wiehs or wähst or wiehst, past tense wohs, past participle jewahße or gewahs or gewahst)

1. (most dialects) to grow; to become larger

   Wann de Wuurzele keen Plaz krijje, wähs en Planz net wegger.

   When the roots find no free space, a plant won’t grow any further.

Usage notes

• The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian and northern Moselle Franconian. Otherwise the forms wähs, wiehs; jewahße are Ripuarian, while wähst, wiehst; gewahs(t) are Moselle Franconian.

Derived terms

• opwahße