peife

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

piefe (Ripuarian; semantically different)

Etymology

From northern Old High German *pīfan, from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛi̯fə/, /ˈpʌi̯fə/

Verb

peife (third-person singular present peift, past participle gepeff or gepoff)

(Moselle Franconian) to whistle or play a wind instrument
Synonym: fläte
(Moselle Franconian) to act as referee
Wat dä heit widder peift, dat gleeft kee Mensch!
No one would believe the way this guy is refereeing today!

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