wahße
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
- wahsse, waße, waaße (alternative spellings)
- wase (Dutch-based spelling)
- wohße (some dialects of Moselle Franconian)
Etymology edit
From Old High German wahsan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wahße (third-person singular present wähs or wiehs or wähst or wiehst, past tense wohs, past participle jewahße or gewahs or gewahst)
- (most dialects) to grow; to become larger
- Wann de Wuurzele keen Plaz krijje, wähs en Planz net wegger.
- When the roots find no free space, a plant won’t grow any further.
Usage notes edit
- The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian and northern Moselle Franconian. Otherwise the forms wähs, wiehs; jewahße are Ripuarian, while wähst, wiehst; gewahs(t) are Moselle Franconian.