jlööve
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- jlöve, glöve, glööve (alternative spellings)
- jläuve (Kölsch)
- gleewe (Moselle Franconian, western), glääwe (eastern), glaawe (locally)
Etymology
From Old High German *gilouven (attested as inflected gilouves), northern variant of gilouben, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjløːvə/
Verb
jlööve (third-person singular present jlööv, preterite jloov or jlöövte, past participle jejloov or jejlööv)
- (most of Ripuarian) to believe
- Dat kanns de denger Oma verzälle, die jlööv et vleech.
- You can tell that to your grandma, she might believe it.
Usage notes
- The traditional past forms jloov (plural jloovte), jejloov show rückumlaut. The forms jlöövte, jejlööv are younger forms without rückumlaut. The past tense is fairly rare in either form.