uusriibe

Alemannic German

FWOTD – 28 August 2016

Etymology

uus- +‎ riibe. Compare German ausreiben.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈuːsriːbə/

Verb

uusriibe (third-person singular simple present riibt uus, past participle uusgribe, auxiliary haa)

1. to rub out, rub off, rub away
2. to rub (the eyes)
   • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:

     Im Gstüüd schloft's wien ä Haselmus.
     Jetz rybt’s die bloe Äugli us…

     She's sleeping in the woods like a dormouse. Now she rubs her little blue eyes…