wääde

See also: waade

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• wääre (Moselle Franconian, but in limited use)

Etymology

From Middle High German werden, from Old High German werdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛːdə/

Verb

wääde (third-person singular present wird or weed, past tense wurd or wood, past participle wurde or jewurde or jewoode)

1. (Ripuarian) to become
2. (Ripuarian) to be; used with past participles to form the passive voice
3. (Ripuarian) will; shall; used with infinitives to form the future tense (which is rather rare, however)

Usage notes

• The forms weed, wood, jewoode are Kölsch. The forms with -r- are used in virtually all other dialects; they may sometimes be spelt wiëd, wued, (je)wuede, indicating the regular vocalization of pre-dental -r-.