läje
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- lään (some dialects of Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Old High German leggen, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
läje (third-person singular present lät or lääch or läächt, past tense lat or laach, past participle jelat or jelaach or geläächt)
- (most dialects) to put; to lay; to make lie
- Wo es dann meng Zeidung? Die hatt ich hee op der Desch jelat.
- Where’s my newspaper? I had put it right here on the table.
- Wo es dann meng Zeidung? Die hatt ich hee op der Desch jelat.
Usage notes
- The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian. Otherwise the forms lät, lääch; jelat, jelaach are Ripuarian, while läächt; geläächt are Moselle Franconian.
Related terms
Categories:
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms derived from Old High German
- Central Franconian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Central Franconian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Central Franconian lemmas
- Central Franconian verbs