schrieve

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• schrjve (Aachen)
• schreiwe (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German *scrīvan, northern variant of scrīban, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, from Latin scrībō. Compare German schreiben, Dutch schrijven, English shrive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʀiːvə/

Verb

schrieve (third-person singular present schriev, past tense schrevv, past participle jeschrevve)

1. (Ripuarian) to write

   Ich hann däne jeschrevve, datt se vo’ mir keene Penning krijje.

   I’ve written them that they won’t see a penny from me.