üvverläje

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• üvverläge (Colognian Academy spelling)
• iwwerläje, iwwerlään (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German üverlegen, northern variant of überlegen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌyvʌˈlɛːjə/

Verb

üvverläje (third-person singular present üvverlät or üvverlääch, past tense and past participle üvverlat or üvverlaach)

1. (Ripuarian) to think, ponder, consider
   • 2012, “Stäänefleejer”, in Immer en Bewäjung‎^[1], performed by Kasalla:

     Kumm met, mer fleeje zo de Stääne un zeröck.
     Mer üvverläje nit lang un dann finge mer et Jlöck.
     Un dann haale mer et fass un dann packe mer et en,
     Weil mer Stäänefleejer sinn, weil mer Stäänefleejer sinn.

     Come with me, we fly to the stars and back.
     We don’t think about it for long and we find happiness.
     And then we hold on to it and put it in our bags,
     Because we're star-flyers, because we're star-flyers.