waade

See also: wääde

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• waarde, woarde (Moselle Franconian)
• wade (Kirchröadsj)

Etymology

From Middle High German warden, northern variant of warten, from Old High German wartēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wardēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋaːdə/

Verb

waade (third-person singular present waat, past participle jewaat)

1. (Ripuarian) to wait
   • 2013, “Kumm mer lääve”‎^[1]performed by Kasalla:

     Ich well nit länger waade, datt hee dat Spill bejennt.
     Well rus un mir nemme, wofür ich jebore ben.

     I don’t want to wait any longer until this game starts.
     I want to get out and take what I was born for.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German waten, from Old High German watan, from Proto-Germanic *wadaną. Compare German waten, Dutch waden, English wade.

Verb

waade

1. to wade