schwijje
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- schweie (few dialects of Moselle Franconian; most lack the verb)
Etymology
From Middle High German swīgen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʋijə/
Verb
schwijje (third-person singular present schwich or schwicht, past tense schwech or schweech, past participle jeschwijje or jeschweeje)
- (Ripuarian, Siegerland Moselle Franconian) to be silent, to say nothing