fleeje
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- flieje (southern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Old High German fliogan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfleːjə/
Verb
fleeje (third-person singular present flüch or fleecht, past tense floch or flooch, past participle jefloge or gefloge)
- (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to fly
- Em Wenter fleeje de drüjje Bläder en der Loff eröm.
- In the winter the dry leaves are flying around in the air. (One of the Wenker-phrases)
- Em Wenter fleeje de drüjje Bläder en der Loff eröm.
Usage notes
- The forms flüch; floch; jefloge are Ripuarian, whereas fleecht; flooch; gefloge are Moselle Franconian.