jage

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German jagen, from Old High German jagōn.

Verb

jage (Uri)

  1. to hunt
  2. (of goats) to be in heat

References

  • “jage” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 60.

Danish

FWOTD – 25 November 2016

Etymology

From Middle Low German jagen (to hunt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːɡə/, [ˈjæːɪ]

Verb

jage (imperative jag, present tense jager, past tense jagede or jog, past participle jaget)

  1. hunt, shoot
  2. chase
  3. drive
  4. hound
  5. hurry

Quotations

  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:jage.

Dutch

Verb

jage

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of jagen

German

Verb

jage

  1. First-person singular present of jagen.
  2. Imperative singular of jagen.
  3. First-person singular subjunctive I of jagen.
  4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of jagen.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German jagen; compare German jagen.

Verb

jage (imperative jag, present tense jager, passive jages, simple past jaga or jaget or jagde or jog, past participle jaga or jaget or jagd, present participle jagende)

  1. to chase
  2. to hunt
  3. to drive away / off / out

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

jage (present tense jagar, past tense jaga, past participle jaga, passive infinitive jagast, present participle jagande, imperative jag/jage)

  1. Alternative form of jaga

Uyajitaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑɡɛ/

Noun

jage

  1. water

Further reading

  • Alison Kassell, Philip Lambrecht, Margaret Potter, Sarah Tucker, The sociolinguistic situation of the Uyajitaya [duk] language (2008)
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