läje

See also: laje and Laje

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • lään (some dialects of Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German leggen, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛːjə/

Verb

läje (third-person singular present lät or lääch or läächt, past tense lat or laach, past participle jelat or jelaach or geläächt)

  1. (most dialects) to put; to lay; to make lie
    Wo es dann meng Zeidung? Die hatt ich hee op der Desch jelat.
    Where’s my newspaper? I had put it right here on the table.

Usage notes

  • The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian. Otherwise the forms lät, lääch; jelat, jelaach are Ripuarian, while läächt; geläächt are Moselle Franconian.
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