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Central Franconian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old High German ligan, alternative form of liggan (which would have yielded Ripuarian *legge), from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną.
Verb
lijje (third-person singular present litt or lich, past tense looch, past participle jeläje)
- (Ripuarian) to lie (be in a horizontal position)
Jiss de mer ens dat Booch, wat derhenge litt?- Would you give me that book which is lying over there?
- leie (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology 2
From Middle High German līden.
Verb
lijje (third-person singular present litt, past tense lett, past participle jeledde or jelijje)
- (westernmost Ripuarian) to suffer
Derived terms
Limburgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.jə/
- Hyphenation: lij‧je
- Rhymes: -ijə
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną. Possibly borrowed from Central Franconian lijje.
Verb
lijje (third-person singular present litt or liit, preterite loëch, past participle geléëge)
- (Eupen, intransitive) to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
- (Eupen, intransitive) to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *līþan, from Proto-Germanic *līþaną.
Verb
lijje (third-person singular present litt, preterite léët, past participle geléë)
- (Eupen, intransitive) to suffer, to experience pain, sorrow, etc.
- (Eupen, transitive) to suffer, bear, endure, undergo, experience (some hardship)
- (Eupen) to suffer from (a disease or condition)