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 tense				Past tense
iek	wöile	wie	wöile	iek	wöilde	wie	wöilden
du	wöilst	jie	wöile	du	wöildest	jie	wöilden
hie/ju/dät	wöilt	jo	wöile	hie/ju/dät	wöilde	jo	wöilden
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
wöilend		Singular	wöil	häbe		wöild
		Plural	wöilet

Derived terms

• Wöilmúus

References

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