froge
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Central Franconian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German frāgēn. Compare German fragen, Dutch vragen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
froge (third-person singular present frööch or fröt or frät, past tense frot or frooch or fruuch, past participle jefrot or jefrooch or gefrot)
- (most dialects) to ask; to pose a question
- Wa’ mer dä jet fröt, denk e jo jar nit draan, Antwoot ze jevve.
- If you ask him something, he doesn’t even consider answering.
Usage notes[edit]
- The forms frööch, fröt; frot, frooch; jefrot, jefrooch are Ripuarian. The forms frät; frot, frooch, fruuch; gefrot are Moselle Franconian.
Related terms[edit]
Pennsylvania German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German frāgēn. Compare German fragen, Dutch vragen.
Verb[edit]
froge
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