oaweitn

• oaweidn

From Middle High German ar(e)beiten, from Old High German ar(e)beiten, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan”), from which English orphan is also derived. Cognates include German arbeiten,Dutch arbeiden, Old Saxon arvedian, Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (arbaidjan).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔɐβɑɛ̯d̥n̩/,
• Hyphenation: oa‧weitn

oaweitn (past participle goaweit)

1. (intransitive) to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers)

   Synonyms: hackln, werkln

   Ån dera Hittn håmma drei Monat goaweit. ― We've worked three months on this house.

2. (intransitive) to work, function, run, operate (to be operative, in action)

   De Maschin oaweit wia s' soit. ― The machine is working as designed.

3. (intransitive) to ferment (to react, using fermentation)

   Beim Fermentiern oaweitn de Bakterien schnöller, wann's woam is. ― Bacteria ferment faster when it is warm.

4. (intransitive) to work, execute (to set into action)
5. (transitive, briefly artisanal) to make, produce (to create)

   De Kredenz is aus Eichnhoiz goaweit. ― The buffet is made of oak-wood.

6. (transitive, only with pronouns like etwas, nichts) to do, perform (to carry out or execute, especially something involving work)

   Wås oaweitst du gråd? ― What are you doing right now?

   I oaweit gråd nix. ― I'm doing nothing at the moment.

7. (reflexive) to work oneself (to) (to make oneself (a certain state) by working)

   Synonyms: hackln, werkln

   si z'Tod oaweitn ― to work oneself to death

   si bucklert oaweitn ― to work oneself to the point of exhaustion

• Oaweit