jevve

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• jenn
• geve, gevve, genn (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German gevan, northern variant of geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛvə/

Verb

jevve (third-person singular present jitt, past tense jov, past participle jejovve or jejevve)

1. (Ripuarian) to give

   Der hellije Zint Määtes, dat wor ne jode Mann.

   Dä jov de Kender Kääzjer un stooch se selver an.

   Holy Saint Martin was a good man.

   He gave the children candles and lit them himself.

   (Lines from a popular song for St. Martin's Day)