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Central Franconian
Etymology
From Old High German *gilouven (attested as inflected gilouves), northern variant of gilouben, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
jlööve (third-person singular present jlööv, preterite jloov or jlöövte, past participle jejloov or jejlööv)
- (most of Ripuarian) to believe
Dat kanns de denger Oma verzälle, die jlööv et vleech.- You can tell that to your grandma, she might believe it.
Usage notes
- The traditional past forms jloov (plural jloovte), jejloov show rückumlaut. The forms jlöövte, jejlööv are younger forms without rückumlaut. The past tense is fairly rare in either form.