liehre

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• lehre (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German lēren. Compare German lehren (“to teach”), Dutch leren (“to learn, teach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːʀə/

Verb

liehre (third-person singular present liehrt or leht, past participle jeliehrt or jeleht)

1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to learn

   Von aale Lück ka’ mer noch jet liehre.

   There’s something you can learn from old people.

2. (same dialects) to teach

   Dat mäht nix, dat liehren ich dir.

   No problem, I’ll teach it you.

Usage notes

• The general form are liehrt, jeliehrt. The forms leht, jeleht are Colognian.