scheeße

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• schieße (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German skiozan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːsə/

Verb

scheeße (third-person singular present schüss or schüüß or scheeßt, past tense schoss, past participle jeschosse or geschosse or geschoss)

1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to shoot

   Hä steht fönnef Meter vür em Tor on schüss drei Meter dernevve.

   He’s standing five metres from the goal and shoots three metres off-target.

Usage notes

• The past tense is chiefly restricted to Ripuarian. Otherwise the forms schüss, schüüß; jeschosse are Ripuarian, while scheeßt; geschoss(e) are Moselle Franconian.