uusriibe

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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uus- +‎ riibe. Compare German ausreiben.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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uusriibe (third-person singular simple present riibt uus, past participle uusgribe, auxiliary haa)

  1. to rub out, rub off, rub away
  2. to rub (the eyes)
    • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
      Im Gstüüd schloft's wien ä Haselmus.
      Jetz rybt’s die bloe Äugli us
      She's sleeping in the woods like a dormouse. Now she rubs her little blue eyes…