isch
Alemannic German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice, Swedish is.
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Etymology 2
From Middle High German ist, from Old High German ist, from Proto-West Germanic *ist, from Proto-Germanic *isti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti. Cognate with German ist, Dutch is, West Frisian is, English is.
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.
Romansch
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English yssh/issh.
Verb
isch (third-person singular simple present ischis, present participle isching, simple past ischit, past participle ischit)
- (Middle Scots, intransitive) to go or come out; go forth
- (Middle Scots, frequentative) to sally out, make a sally or sortie (said of a beleaguered force, one lying in ambush, etc.)
- (Middle Scots, often figurative) to issue, flow out, pour out
- (Middle Scots) to proceed as issue; to be born
- (Middle Scots, transitive) to clear (a room, building, etc.) of occupants by causing them to go out
Conjugation
Middle Scots conjugation of isch
| infinitive | (to) isch | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | isch | ischit |
| 2nd person singular | ischis | ischit |
| 3rd person singular | ischis | ischit |
| ¹ plural | isch | ischit |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | isch (þow)! | |
| ¹ plural | isch (ȝe)! | |
| participle | present | past |
| ischand | ischit | |
| Note: When not immediately preceded or followed by a pronoun, a verb in the present tense takes the -is inflection, in any person and number. See Northern Subject Rule.
¹ Commonly used as a formal 2nd-person singular. | ||
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