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Central Franconian
Etymology
From Old High German wahsan.
Pronunciation
Verb
wahße (third-person singular present wähs or wiehs or wähst or wiehst, past tense wohs, past participle jewahße or gewahs or gewahst)
- (most dialects) to grow; to become larger
Wann de Wuurzele keen Plaz krijje, wähs en Planz net wegger.- When the roots find no free space, a plant won’t grow any further.
Usage notes
- The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian and northern Moselle Franconian. Otherwise the forms wähs, wiehs; jewahße are Ripuarian, while wähst, wiehst; gewahs(t) are Moselle Franconian.
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