uusriibe

Alemannic German

FWOTD – 28 August 2016

Etymology

uus- +‎ riibe. Compare German ausreiben.

Pronunciation

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈuːsriːbə/

Verb

uusriibe (third-person singular simple present riibt uus, past participle uusgribe, auxiliary haa)

to rub out, rub off, rub away
to rub (the eyes)
- 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
  Im Gstüüd schloft's wien ä Haselmus.
  Jetz rybt’s die bloe Äugli us…
  She's sleeping in the woods like a dormouse. Now she rubs her little blue eyes…

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