kwede

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian kwetha, from Proto-West Germanic *kweþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkveːdə/
• Hyphenation: kwe‧de
• Rhymes: -eːdə

Verb

kwede

1. (transitive) to say
   • 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 1:20:

     Wilst hie noch deeruur ättertoachte, ferskeen him n Ängel fon dän Here in n Droom un kwaad: Josef, Súun fon David, freze die nit, Maria as dien Wieuw bie die aptouníemen;

     While he was still thinking about it, came to him an angel from the Lord in a dream and said: Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take Maria as your wife;

Conjugation

Conjugation of kwede (irregular)

grúundfoarme		kwede
infinitive		tou kweden
present tense					past tense
iek	kwede	wie	kwede		iek	kwaad	wie	kwieden
du	kwädst, kwääst	jie	kwede		du	kwiest	jie	kwieden
hie/ju/dät	kwädt	jo	kwede		hie/ju/dät	kwaad	jo	kwieden
present participle		imperative			auxiliary		past participle
kwedend		singular	kwäd, kwede		häbe		kweden
		plural	kwedet

References

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