fiarn

From Middle High German vüeren, from Old High German fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną, originally the causative of faran (“to proceed”). Cognates include Yiddish פֿירן (firn), German führen, Dutch voeren.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiɐ̯n/
• Hyphenation: fiarn

fiarn (past participle gfiart)

1. (transitive) to lead

   Gestern håb i de Gruppn gfiart. ― Yesterday I lead the group.

   1. (transitive) to lead to; to show the way; to take to

      Fiarn S' mi bittschee zum Museum. ― Please show me to the museum.

   2. (transitive) to guide (through)

      Fiarn S' mi bittschee durch's Museum. ― Please guide me through the museum.

      Junge Leit miassn gfiart wern. ― Young people need to be guided.

   3. (transitive) to manage; to run (a business)

      Mia fiarn des Gschäft scho seit Joarn. ― We've been running the business for years.

2. (intransitive) to lead to something; to result in something

   A schlechte Ernährung fiart zu gsundheidliche Probleme. ― A poor diet leads to health problems.

3. (intransitive) to lead (in a competition)

   De Gäst fiarn 1:0 nåch da Hoibzeit. ― The visitors lead 1:0 at half-time.

   Italien fiart in da Yachtindustrie. ― Italy leads the yacht industry.

4. (transitive) to wage (a war or campaign), to fight (a war)

   Hoffentle miass ma kan Kriag fiarn. ― Hopefully we don't have to fight a war.

5. (transitive) to drive someone; to take someone or something somewhere

   Fiarn S' mi bittschee zum Museum. ― Please drive me to the museum.

   Kimm, steig eina, i fiar di hoam. ― Come on, get in, I'll drive you home.

   Muagn fiarn s' eam am Friadhof. ― Tomorrow he will be taken to the cemetery.

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