waade

See also: wääde

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German warden, northern variant of warten, from Old High German wartēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wardēn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋaːdə/

Verb

waade (third-person singular present waat, past participle jewaat)

  1. (Ripuarian) to wait
    • 2013, “Kumm mer lääve”‎[1]performed by Kasalla:
      Ich well nit länger waade, datt hee dat Spill bejennt.
      Well rus un mir nemme, wofür ich jebore ben.
      I don’t want to wait any longer until this game starts.
      I want to get out and take what I was born for.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German waten, from Old High German watan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną. Compare German waten, Dutch waden, English wade.

Verb

waade

  1. to wade
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