bispoarje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Cognates include Dutch besparen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈspɔːrjə/
• Hyphenation: bi‧spoar‧je
• Rhymes: -ɔːrjə

Verb

bispoarje

1. (transitive) to spare; to save from
   • 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 bispoarje (weak type 2)

grúundfoarme		bispoarje
infinitive		tou bispoarjen
present tense					past tense
iek	bispoarje	wie	bispoarje		iek	bispoarde	wie	bispoarden
du	bispoarst	jie	bispoarje		du	bispoardest	jie	bispoarden
hie/ju/dät	bispoart	jo	bispoarje		hie/ju/dät	bispoarde	jo	bispoarden
present participle		imperative			auxiliary		past participle
bispoarjend		singular	bispoar		häbe		bispoard
		plural	bispoarjet

References

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