fleeje

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• flieje (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfleːjə/

Verb

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

1. (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

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