waase̩

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• waasse (Eupen)
• wase (Veldeke spelling)

Etymology

From Old Limburgish *wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic *wahsan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaː.sə/
• Rhymes: -aːsə

Verb

waase̩ (class 6 strong, third-person singular present west, preterite woos or wǫus, past participle c͜he̩waase̩ or je̩waase̩, auxiliary verb ṣie̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread, especially Southeast Limburgish)

1. (intransitive) to grow
2. (intransitive, figurative) to grow, to increase