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Central Franconian
- lihne (Colognian Academy spelling)
- lehne (southern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Old High German lēhanōn, from Proto-Germanic *laihnōną (“to lend”), from *laihną (“loan”). Compare Dutch lenen, archaic German lehnen.
Pronunciation
Verb
liehne (third-person singular present liehnt, past participle jeliehnt or geliehnt)
- (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to lend; to loan
Wann de dat hann wells, dann liehnen ich et dir.- If you want that thing, I’ll lend it to you.
- (same regions, usually with reflexive dative) to borrow
Kann ich mer bei dir evvens foffzig Cent liehne?- Can I just quickly borrow fifty cents from you?