froge
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German frāgēn. Compare German fragen, Dutch vragen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
froge (third-person singular present frööch or fröt or frät, past tense frot or frooch or fruuch, past participle jefrot or jefrooch or gefrot)
- (most dialects) to ask; to pose a question
- Wa’ mer dä jet fröt, denk e jo jar nit draan, Antwoot ze jevve.
- If you ask him something, he doesn’t even consider answering.
Usage notes edit
- The forms frööch, fröt; frot, frooch; jefrot, jefrooch are Ripuarian. The forms frät; frot, frooch, fruuch; gefrot are Moselle Franconian.
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Pennsylvania German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German frāgēn. Compare German fragen, Dutch vragen.
Verb edit
froge