pflääge

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

pfläge (Appenzell, St Gallen, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Unterwald)

Etymology

From Middle High German phlëgen, from Old High German plëgan. Cognate with German pflegen, Dutch plegen.

Pronunciation

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈpflæːɡə/

Verb

pflääge (third-person singular simple present pfläägt, past participle pflägt, auxiliary haa)

(St Gallen Oberland, Zurich Oberland) to look after; to care for; to maintain

References

“pflëgeⁿ”, in Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache (in German), volume V, 1885–2019, column 1223

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