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Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian skela, from Proto-West Germanic *skulan. Cognates include West Frisian sille and German sollen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskɛlə/
- Hyphenation: skäl‧le
Verb
skälle
- (auxiliary, present tense) Used to form the future tense of a verb, together with a grúundfoarme: to will
- Iek skäl et nooit dwo. ― I will never do that.
2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:21:Ju skäl n Súun bere; him skääst du dän Nome Jesus reke; dan hie skäl sien Foulk fon sien Sänden ferleze.- She will bear a son; you shall give him the name Jesus; for he shall set his people free from their sins.
- (auxiliary, past tense) Used to form the conditional mood of a verb, together with a grúundfoarme: to would
- Iek skuul et dwo, wan iek et kude. ― I would do that if I could.
2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:22:Dut aal is geskäin, dät dät uutkume skuul, wät die Here truch dän Profeet kweden häd;- This all has happened, so that it would come true, what the Lord through the profet has said.
- (auxiliary) Used to indicate intent or obligation to perform an action in the future: to shall; should
- Skäl iek et dwo? ― Shall I do that?
Conjugation
Conjugation of skälle (irregular)
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “skälle”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN