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Bavarian
- renna (West Central Bavarian)
Etymology
From a merger of transitive / causative Old High German rennan (“to make something run or flow”) (from Proto-Germanic *rannijaną), and intransitive Old High German rinnan (“to run or flow”) (from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną). A similar development of merging roots can be seen in Dutch rennen and English run as well. See also German rennen.
Pronunciation
Verb
rennan (past participle grennt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)
- (intransitive) to run; to race; to sprint
- Mia san grennt wia de gsengtn Säu. ― We ran like maniacs.
- (intransitive, of an event) to be in progress; to run
- Des Projekt rennt jetzt. ― The project is progressing now.
- (intransitive, computing) to run, to execute (a program)
- Is Programm rennt net richtig. ― The program is not running correctly.
- (intransitive, of an event) to be in order; to work; to function
- Ois rennt wia's soi. ― Everything works just fine.
- (intransitive, of time) to pass; to flow
- De Zeit rennt schnö. ― Time passes fast.
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Old Saxon
Verb
rennan
- Alternative form of rennian