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)

1. (Ripuarian, Siegerland Moselle Franconian) to be silent, to say nothing

Limburgish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn, likely palatalized through influence from Central Franconian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒʋi.jə/
• Rhymes: -ijə

Verb

schwijje (third-person singular present schwitt, preterite schwäch, past participle geschwéëge, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)

1. (intransitive) to be silent; to keep quiet
2. (intransitive) to stop talking; to shut up

Conjugation

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