fleeje

Central Franconian edit

Alternative forms edit

flieje (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology edit

From Old High German fliogan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfleːjə/

Verb edit

fleeje (third-person singular present flüch or fleecht, past tense floch or flooch, past participle jefloge or gefloge)

(Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to fly
Em Wenter fleeje de drüjje Bläder en der Loff eröm.
In the winter the dry leaves are flying around in the air. (One of the Wenker-phrases)

Usage notes edit

The forms flüch; floch; jefloge are Ripuarian, whereas fleecht; flooch; gefloge are Moselle Franconian.