jlööve

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • glääve (eastern Moselle Franconian)
  • gleeve (western Moselle Franconian)
  • jläuve (Kölsch)

Etymology

From Old High German (*)gilouven, northern variant of gilouben, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjløːvə/

Verb

jlööve (third-person singular present jlööv, past tense jloov or jlöövte, past participle jejloov or jejlööv)

  1. (Ripuarian) to believe
    Dat kanns de denger Oma verzälle, die jlööv et vlech.
    You can tell that to your grandma, she might believe it.

Usage notes
  • The traditional past forms jloov (plural: jloovte), jejloov have rückumlaut. The forms jlöövte, jejlööv are younger forms without rückumlaut. The past tense is rather rare in either form.
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