lijje
Central Franconian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old High German ligan, alternative form of liggan (which would have yielded Ripuarian *legge), from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną.
Verb edit
lijje (third-person singular present litt or lich, past tense looch, past participle jeläje)
- (Ripuarian) to lie (be in a horizontal position)
- Jiss de mer ens dat Booch, wat derhenge litt?
- Would you give me that book which is lying over there?
Alternative forms edit
- leie (Moselle Franconian)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German līden.
Verb edit
lijje (third-person singular present litt, past tense lett, past participle jeledde or jelijje)
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Limburgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną. Possibly borrowed from Central Franconian lijje.
Verb edit
lijje (third-person singular present litt or liit, preterite loëch, past participle geléëge)
- (Eupen, intransitive) to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
- (Eupen, intransitive) to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *līþan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną.
Alternative forms edit
- lije (Maastrichtian)
- lieje (widespread)
Verb edit
lijje (third-person singular present litt, preterite léët, past participle geléë)
- (Eupen, intransitive) to suffer, to experience pain, sorrow, etc.
- (Eupen, transitive) to suffer, bear, endure, undergo, experience (some hardship)
- (Eupen) to suffer from (a disease or condition) [+ aan (object)]