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Central Franconian
Etymology
From Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic *gān.
Pronunciation
Verb
giehn (third-person singular present gäht or geht, past tense gieng or geeng or geng, past participle gang or gange)
- (western and southern Moselle Franconian) to go
Wann de anner all heemgiehn, kenne mir och gohn.- If the others all go home, we can go too.
Usage notes
- Many dialects use forms of this verb, but with the infinitive gohn, as shown above. Giehn as infinitive is found especially in and around Koblenz.