wöile

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *wōlijaną (to destroy). Cognates include Dutch woelen and German wühlen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvœːi̯lə/
  • Hyphenation: wöi‧le

Verb

wöile

  1. (intransitive) to grub, rummage, rout

Conjugation

Conjugation of wöile (weak type 1)
grúundfoarme wöile
infinitive tou wöilen
present past
singular iek wöile wöilde
du wöilst wöildest
hie/ju/dät wöilt wöilde
plural wöile wöilden
imperative
singular wöil
plural wöilet
present past
participle wöilend wöild
auxiliary verb häbe

Derived terms

References

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