spräite
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German spreiten, from Old High German spreitan, from Proto-Germanic *spraidijaną. Cognate with German spreiten, Dutch spreiden, English spread, Swedish sprida.
Pronunciation
- (Zurich) IPA(key): /ʃpræɪtə/
Verb
spräite (third-person singular simple present spräitet, past participle gspräitet, auxiliary haa)
- to spread, spread out
- 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
- „Maria, spreit dy guldi Flor
- Jetz gnädig über üsers Hus!“
- ‘Maria, spread these golden flowers
- generously now around our house!’
- 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:
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