wippelje

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From wipje (to swing) +‎ -ele.

Pronunciation

Verb

wippelje

  1. (intransitive) to seesaw
  2. (intransitive) to go up and down
  3. (intransitive) to waggle; to wobble
  4. (intransitive) to jump from one small patch of ice to another

Usage notes

  • When used in the sense "to jump from one small patch of ice to another", the auxiliary verb weze is used to form the past tenses.

Conjugation

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “wippelje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN