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Central Franconian
- schweie (few dialects of Moselle Franconian; most lack the verb)
Etymology
From Middle High German swīgen.
Pronunciation
Verb
schwijje (third-person singular present schwich or schwicht, past tense schwech or schweech, past participle jeschwijje or jeschweeje)
- (Ripuarian, Siegerland Moselle Franconian) to be silent, to say nothing
Limburgish
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn, likely palatalized through influence from Central Franconian.
Pronunciation
Verb
schwijje (third-person singular present schwitt, preterite schwäch, past participle geschwéëge, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)
- (intransitive) to be silent; to keep quiet
- (intransitive) to stop talking; to shut up
Conjugation
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