laache

laacht (present singular third-person)
gelaacht (participle past)
haane (auxiliary)

From Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.


dänke

dänkt (present singular third-person)
daat (preterite)
gedaat (participle past)
déët (past subjunctive)
haane (auxiliary)


övverléëge

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övverléëge (third-person singular present övverléët, preterite övverlaat, past participle övverlaat)

övverléët (present singular third-person)
övverlaat (preterite)
övverlaat (participle past)

/ˌø.vəʁˈleə̯.ɣə/

From earlier üverlegen. Equivalent to övver- + lëëge.

(Eupen, reflexive) to think about, to think over


schaluës

schaluës (masculine schaluëse, feminine schaluëse, comparative schaluëser, superlative schaluëst)

schaluëse (masculine)
schaluëse (feminine)
schaluëser (comparative)
schaluëst (superlative)

Derived from Old French jalous, from Late Latin zelosus.


wärrem

wärreme (masculine)
wärrem (feminine)
wärmer (comparative)
wärremste (superlative)

From earlier warm, from Proto-West Germanic *warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz, with regular Limburgan-Ripuarian -ar- → -ęr- before a non-dental consonant.


wéïte

wéit (present singular third-person)
woss (preterite)
gewosst (participle past)
haane (auxiliary)
wéïte (infinitive irregular)
gewosst (irregular participle)
haane (auxiliary irregular)
wéït (first-person indicative irregular present singular)
woss (first-person indicative irregular past singular)
wöss (conditional first-person irregular singular)
wéïs (indicative irregular present second-person singular)
woss (indicative irregular past second-person singular)
wöss (conditional irregular second-person singular)
wéït (imperative irregular second-person singular)
wéït (indicative irregular present singular third-person)
woss (indicative irregular past singular third-person)
wöss (conditional irregular singular third-person)
wéïte (first-person indicative irregular plural present)
wosste (first-person indicative irregular past plural)
wösste (conditional first-person irregular plural)
wétt (indicative irregular plural present second-person)
wosst (indicative irregular past plural second-person)
wösst (conditional irregular plural second-person)
wétt (imperative irregular plural second-person)
wéïte (indicative irregular plural present third-person)
wosste (indicative irregular past plural third-person)
wösste (conditional irregular plural third-person)

From Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde.


wéll

wélle (masculine)
wéll (feminine)
wéller (comparative)
wéllste (superlative)

From Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz.


suër

suëre (masculine)
suër (feminine)
suurder (comparative)
suurste (superlative)

From Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros.


söüt

söüte (masculine)
söüte (feminine)
söüter (comparative)
söttste (superlative)

From earlier sōt, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus.


Sänn

From Proto-West Germanic *sinn, from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sentnós, from *sent- (“to feel”).

Sänne

higher register, or when the following word starts with certain consonant sounds

meaning, sense (the objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says)


léïf

léïve (masculine)
léïf (feminine)
lévver (comparative)
léïfste (superlative)

From Middle Limburgish lēf, from Old Limburgish *leof, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz.

lovable; dear; darling; sweet; good-hearted; kind


Pléséër

Borrowed from Middle French plaisir, from Old French plaisir. Compare English pleasure, Dutch plezier.


klevver

klevver (masculine klevvere, feminine klevver)

Borrowed from English clever, from East Anglian dialectal English cliver (“expert at seizing”), from Middle English cliver (“tenacious”). See clever for more.
Compare Central Franconian klevver (Kerkradish).

klifver

Heerlen, specifically Heëlebaan and Kaumer


rezenoabel

Borrowed from French raisonnable, from Old French resnable, from Late Latin ratiōnābilis, from Latin ratiō.


kómplezant

kómplezant (masculine kómplezante, feminine kómplezante)

kómplezante (masculine)
kómplezante (feminine)

Borrowed from French complaisant (“willing to please”), from complaire, from Latin complacēre, present active infinitive of complaceō (“please well”), from com- (“with”) + placeō (“please”). Compare both English complaisant and complacent.


c͜he̩wikst

c͜he̩wikste̩ (masculine)
c͜he̩wikste̩ (feminine)
c͜he̩wikste̩r (comparative)
c͜he̩wikste̩ (superlative)

From German wichsen. Compare Central Franconian jewichst and Dutch gewiekst.

gewikst

As, Blitterswijck, Elen, Gebroek, Gennep, Meeswijk


begriipe

begrippt (present singular third-person)
begréëp (preterite)
begréëpe (participle past)
haane (auxiliary)


dengke̩

dengk (present singular third-person)
dengkt (present singular third-person)
dach (preterite)
daat (preterite)
c͜he̩dach (participle past)
c͜he̩daat (participle past)
däät (past subjunctive)
dee̩t (past subjunctive)
han (auxiliary)

(less common) Southeast Limburgish form of dängke̩


be̩c͜hriipe̩

be̩c͜hrip (present singular third-person)
be̩c͜hreep (preterite)
be̩c͜hreepe̩ (participle past)
han (auxiliary)

/bəˈɣʁiː.pə/

From Proto-West Germanic *bigrīpan. Equivalent to be̩- + c͜hriipe̩.

be̩c͜hrie̩pe

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, less common forms

(transitive) to understand intellectually

(transitive) to grasp fully; to comprehend; to conceive, to fathom


dängke̩

dängk (present singular third-person)
dach (preterite)
daat (preterite)
c͜he̩dach (participle past)
c͜he̩daat (participle past)
han (auxiliary)

From Old Limburgish denken, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną.

dingke̩

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, less common forms, chiefly Southeast Limburgish

(intransitive, with aan + accusative) to remember


prakkeseere

prakkeseert (present singular third-person)
geprakkeseert (participle past)
haane (auxiliary)


schnape̩

schnapt (present singular third-person)
c͜he̩schnapt (participle past)
han (auxiliary)

From Proto-West Germanic *snappōn, from Proto-Germanic *snappōną (“to snap; snatch; chatter”), intensive form of *snapāną (“"to snap; grab"”), from Proto-Indo-European *snop-.

snape̩

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Northwest of the Panningen-line

(transitive) to understand, to comprehend, to fathom

(transitive, Geleen, Heerlen) to take by surprise, to catch unaware


schpeke̩leere̩

schpeke̩leert (present singular third-person)
c͜he̩schpeke̩leert (participle past)
han (auxiliary)

Borrowed from French spéculer, from Latin speculor, speculari, from specula (“watchtower”), from speciō, from Proto-Italic *spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti.

(transitive or intransitive) to speculate


ve̩rprake̩ṣeere̩

ve̩rprake̩ṣeert (present singular third-person)
ve̩rprake̩ṣeert (participle past)
han (auxiliary)

(transitive, Schaesberg) to devise, to conceive, to think out


uutprake̩ṣeere̩

prake̩ṣeert uut (present singular third-person)
uutc͜he̩prake̩ṣeert (participle past)
han (auxiliary)

(transitive) to devise, to conceive, to think out

(intransitive or transitive, uncommon, Central Limburgish and Wijlre) to consider


prake̩ṣeere̩

prake̩ṣeert (present singular third-person)
c͜he̩prake̩ṣeert (participle past)
han (auxiliary)

From praktiṣeere̩, from Middle French or Old French practiser, from Medieval Latin practizo, from Late Latin practico, from Ancient Greek πρᾱκτική (prāktikḗ), from πρᾱκτικός (prāktikós, “practical”), from πρᾱ́σσειν (prā́ssein, “to do”).

(transitive) to come up with, to think up, to conceive


Meemoori

From Old French memorie, from Latin memoria (“faculty of remembering”), from memor (“mindful, remembering”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer-.


be̩schäie̩

be̩schäie̩ (masculine)
be̩schäie̩ (neuter)
be̩schäie̩ (feminine)
be̩schäie̩ne̩r (comparative)
be̩schäie̩nste̩ (superlative)

From be̩- + schäie̩. Compare German bescheiden and Dutch bescheiden.


Droum

From Middle and Old Limburgish droum, from Proto-West Germanic *draum, from Proto-Germanic *draumaz.

Droom

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish


tiee

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tiee (masculine tiee, feminine tiee, neuter tiee, comparative tieer or tier, superlative tieeste)

tiee (masculine)
tiee (feminine)
tiee (neuter)
tieer (comparative)
tier (comparative)
tieeste (superlative)

From earlier tiech (whence also Selfkant tieech), from *tēh, from *tāhi (cf. Old High German zāhi), from Proto-West Germanic *tą̄h(ī). Compare German zäh, Dutch taai, English tough.

tieech

older variant, still prevalent in Selfkant

not easily yielding, resilient
(of beings) tough, tenacious, dogged

not easily yielding, resilient
tough, tenacious, dogged

not easily yielding, resilient
(of food) chewy, stringy

not easily yielding, resilient
chewy, stringy

not easily yielding, resilient
(of liquids) viscous, thick

not easily yielding, resilient
viscous, thick


kriegel

kriegel (masculine kriegele, feminine kriegel, comparative kriegeler, superlative kriegelste)

kriegele (masculine)
kriegel (feminine)
kriegeler (comparative)
kriegelste (superlative)

/ˈkʁiə̯.ʝəl/

From earlier krigel, possibly from the same source as Krieg (“war”). Compare Dutch kregelig, Palatine German kregelich.

Der aue Maan ess noch richtig kriegel.


drüüg

drüüg (masculine drüüge or drüüje, feminine drüüg, comparative drüüger or drüüjer, superlative drüügste)

drüüge (masculine)
drüüje (masculine)
drüüg (feminine)
drüüger (comparative)
drüüjer (comparative)
drüügste (superlative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *drūgī, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz.

inh+

(of jokes) dry (subtly humorous, and often mildly rude)