uusstrecke

Alemannic German

Etymology

uus- +‎ strecke. Compare German ausstrecken, Dutch uitstrekken, English stretch out.

Verb

uusstrecke (third-person singular simple present streckt uus, past participle uusgestreckt, auxiliary haa)

  1. (transitive) to extend
  2. (reflexive) to stretch out (oneself)
    • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
      Hät d' Bäsi b'bated, streckt si us,
      Gaihnt nuämol und schlofft wie taub.
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