liehne

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• lihne (Colognian Academy spelling)
• lehne (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German lēhanōn, from Proto-Germanic *laihnōną (“to lend”), from *laihną (“loan”). Compare Dutch lenen, archaic German lehnen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːnə/

Verb

liehne (third-person singular present liehnt, past participle jeliehnt or geliehnt)

1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to lend; to loan

   Wann de dat hann wells, dann liehnen ich et dir.

   If you want that thing, I’ll lend it to you.

2. (same regions, usually with reflexive dative) to borrow

   Kann ich mer bei dir evvens foffzig Cent liehne?

   Can I just quickly borrow fifty cents from you?