uurwinne

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *obarwinnan, equivalent to uur- +‎ winne (“to win”). Cognates include Dutch overwinnen and English overwin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /urˈvɪnə/
• Hyphenation: uur‧win‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɪnə

Verb

uurwinne

1. (transitive) to defeat
2. (transitive) to bear (a child)
   • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:23:

     Sjooët, n Maiden skäl n Bäiden undfange, n Súun skäl ju uurwinne, un man skäl him dän Nome Immanuel reke, dät hat uursät: God is mäd uus.

     Behold, a virgin shall become pregnant with a child, she will give birth to a son, and they shall give him the name Immanuel, which is translated: God is with us.

3. (reflexive) to make up one's mind

Conjugation

Conjugation of uurwinne (irregular)

grúundfoarme		uurwinne
infinitive		tou uurwinnen
		present	past
singular	iek	uurwinne	uurwon
	du	uurwinst	uurwonst
	hie/ju/dät	uurwint	uurwon
plural		uurwinne	uurwonnen
		imperative
singular		uurwin
plural		uurwinnet
		present	past
participle		uurwinnend	uurwonnen
auxiliary verb		—	häbe

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “uurwinne”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN