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Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From wipje (“to swing”) + -ele.
Pronunciation
Verb
wippelje
- (intransitive) to seesaw
- (intransitive) to go up and down
- (intransitive) to waggle; to wobble
- (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
Conjugation of wippelje (weak type 2)
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “wippelje”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN