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East Central German
Etymology
From Middle High German üeben, uoben, from Old High German uobēn, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (“to do, practise”). Compare German üben.
Verb
iem
- (Erzgebirgisch) to practise, to drill, to train
Further reading
- Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 53