jevve

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-
    Proto-Germanic *gebaną
    Proto-West Germanic *geban
    Old High German gëban
    Middle High German gëben
    Central Franconian jevve

    Inherited from Middle High German gëben, from Old High German gëban, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈjɛvə/

    Verb

    jevve (third-person singular present jitt, past tense jov, past participle jejovve or jejevve)

    1. (Ripuarian) to give
      • Traditional, “A popular song for St. Martin's Day”:
        Der hellije Zint Määtes, dat wor ne jode Mann.
        Dä jov de Kender Kääzjer un stooch se selver an.
        Holy Saint Martin was a good man.
        He gave the children candles and lit them himself.
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