bislute

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Cognates include German beschließen and Dutch besluiten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈslutə/
• Hyphenation: bi‧slu‧te
• Rhymes: -utə

Verb

bislute

1. (transitive) to decide
   • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:19:

     Josef, hiere Mon, die gjuchtfäidig waas, bisloot, stilken bie hier wägtougungen, dan hie wiel hier ju Skounde bispoarje.

     Joseph, her husband, who was righteous, decided to go away from her quietly, since he wanted to save her the shame.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bislute (irregular)

Grúundfoarme			bislute
Infinitive			tou bisluten
Present tense				Past tense
iek	bislute	wie	bislute	iek	bisloot	wie	bislote
du	bislutst	jie	bislute	du	bislootst	jie	bislote
hie/ju/dät	bislut	jo	bislute	hie/ju/dät	bisloot	jo	bislote
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
bislutend		Singular	bislut, bisluut	häbe		bisleten
		Plural	bislutet

References

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