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aabiede

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From German anbieten.

Pronunciation

Verb

aabiede

  1. (transitive) to offer
    • 2004, C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 2:
      Sie hen mir en Gnecht aagebodde.
      They offered me a hired man.
    • 1938 December 17, Lloyd A. Moll, Am Schwarze Baer: Der Hen Will Anschpruch Mache Fer Pension‎, Allentown Morning Call; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, page 2:
      Awwer er hot nix d[uh] kenne mit ne bis er en Driet aagebotte hot.
      But he couldn't do anything with them until he offered them a treat.
    • 1915, Edwin Miller Fogel, Ph.D., Beliefs and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans‎, Philedelphia: American Germanica Press, →ISBN; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, page 2:
      Der ērscht mærğe a̯s en pår keiert hen dærf der ma̯nn seinre frå di hose net å ̃bīte schunscht muss er sich sei ̃ lebdåk fun īre båse losse.
      If a man offers his trousers to his wife the first morning of wedding life he will be henpecked.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Butzdeiwel, Charles C. More; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, page 2:
      Alles is glatt abgange, bis er ihm ne Sigaer aagebodde hot.
      Every-thing went smoothly until he offered him a cigar.
    • 2004, Nancy & Mathias Martin, edited by C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 2:
      Ich bin gange, mei Hilf aabiede.
      I went to offer my help.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Butzdeiwel, Charles C. More; republished as C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, editors, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, 2004, →ISBN, page 2:
      Sie hen viel Sache aagebodde zum Kind.
      They offered a lot of things to the child.
    1. (by extension, reflexive) to offer one's personal services
      • 2004, Rev. Thomas Royce Brendle, edited by C. Richard Baum, Joshua R. Brown, The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary, volume 1, 219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543-9516: Masthof Press, →ISBN, page 2:
        Ich hab mich aagebodde fer helfe.
        I offered to help.
  2. to tender
  3. to make the first bid (at an auction)

Conjugation

More information infinitive, past participle ...

References

  • Beam, C. R., Brown, J. R., & Trout, J. L. (2004). The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary: Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Masthof Press.
  • Pennsylvania Dutch Dictionary. (n.d.). https://padutchdictionary.com/
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