uushalte

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Alemannic German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From uus- +‎ halte. Compare German aushalten, English hold out.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

uushalte (third-person singular simple present haltet uus, past participle uusghalte, auxiliary haa)

  1. to bear, stand, endure
    • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      Chöntsch du's ushalte, wenn di Muetter di nit gärn hätt?
      Could you stand it if your mother didn't like you?