liehne

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Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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  • lihne (Colognian Academy spelling)
  • lehne (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

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From Old High German lēhanōn, from Proto-Germanic *laihnōną (to lend), from *laihną (loan). Compare Dutch lenen, archaic German lehnen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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liehne (third-person singular present liehnt, past participle jeliehnt or geliehnt)

  1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to lend; to loan
    Wann de dat hann wells, dann liehnen ich et dir.
    If you want that thing, I’ll lend it to you.
  2. (same regions, usually with reflexive dative) to borrow
    Kann ich mer bei dir evvens foffzig Cent liehne?
    Can I just quickly borrow fifty cents from you?