aabefehle

From German anbefehlen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːbəˌfeːlə/
• Rhymes: -eːlə
• Homophone: Aabefehle

aabefehle

1. to command, to order
   • 1926 December 27, Pumpernickel Bill (William S. Troxell), The Morning Call‎^[1]; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, page 1:

     Paar dawg fer Grishdawg es en gawissner yunger kerl kumma un hot seim maidel en grossie box gewwa fer ihra Grishkind’l, ow’r hot aw[b]afolla sie sot die box net uf mocha bis Grish[d]awg owet.

     A few days before Christmas, a certain young guy came and gave his girl a large box for her Christmas present, but commanded she should not open the box until Christmas Eve.

   • 1962 March 22, Bappelmaul (Florence Baver), edited by C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 1:

     Eb die Leicht abgeschtart is fer noch die Karich, hot die Famillye aabefohle as sie awwer net schtaryer faahre solle as der Schritt.

     Before the funerary procession had started for the church, the bereaved family ordered that they should not drive faster than the normal gait.

   • 1925 October 12, Pumpernickel Bill (William S. Troxell), The Morning Call‎^[2]; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, page 1:

     Ihm wor die welt so arrick ferlait os er ols yusht gawinsht hot won en wol fish kame un dade ihn fressa, un won er so dote gangt eb sie noch em lond kamta hot er yoh aw befola os der Jack Van Horn sehna sot datzu os der Walter Miller en eilodung graicht fer on sei leicht kumma.

     The world was so very discouraged to him that he often just wished if a whale would come and eat him and if he died like that before they even came to the country he ordered that Jack Van Horn should see that Walter Miller receive an invitation to come to his funeral.

   • 1942 October 24, Lloyd A. Moll, Schtimme aus'm Kaerrichhof: In Der Lieb Geht's Net Immer Glatt Haer, Allentown Morning Call; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, pages 1–2:

     Die Glarick hen em Schneider aabefohle, wann sie neie Gleeder grickt hen, den Sack net dief mache, so das es Scherche immer rausgschtocke hot.

     When they had new clothes made, the clerks ordered the tailor not to make each pocket deep, so that their small pair of scissors would always be showing.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Lloyd A. Moll, Es Esse noch em Jake Desch Seinre Leicht; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, page 2:

     …un wie's raus-kumme is, das er uff seim Dodesbett aabefohle hot, das es Esse nooch seinre Leicht am Schwarze Baer sei sett, hen die Leit all gsaat, "Wer hett's gedenkt?"

     …and when it came out that on his deathbed he had ordered that the food at his funeral should be served at the Black Bear Tavern, everyone said, "Who would have thought it?"

   • 2004, Isaac R. Horst, Steve Miller, edited by C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 2:

     Es waar in des Haus wu ich der Dinscht aabefohle waar.

     It was in this house where I became minister.

2. to impress upon, to enjoin
   • 1956 July 26, Bappelmaul (Florence Baver), edited by C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 2:

     Ee Ding will ich eich Weibsleit aabefohle.

     I want one thing impressed upon you women.

• Beam, C. R., Brown, J. R., & Trout, J. L. (2004). The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary.
• Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary. (n.d.). https://padutchdictionary.com/