Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From wipje (to swing) +‎ -ele.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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wippelje

  1. (intransitive) to seesaw
  2. (intransitive) to go up and down
  3. (intransitive) to waggle; to wobble
  4. (intransitive) to jump from one small patch of ice to another

Usage notes

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  • When used in the sense "to jump from one small patch of ice to another", the auxiliary verb weze is used to form the past tenses.

Conjugation

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References

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