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Bavarian
Etymology
From Old High German wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *walljan, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Cognates include German wählen, Old Norse velja, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waljan).
Pronunciation
Verb
wöhn (past participle gwöht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)
- to dial (a telephone number, etc.)
- Se håd de foische Nummer gwöht. ― She dialled the wrong number.
- (intransitive) to vote
- I geh heier wieder wöhn. ― I'm going to vote again this year.
- (transitive) to vote for (a politician, party etc.)
- I waß no ned, wöche Partei i wöhn wea. ― I don't know yet which party I'm going to vote for.
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