"Mir wai luege"

English translation: we will (shall) see

16:48 Dec 5, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Genealogy / A family genealogy of Swiss ancestors that goes back to 1559
German term or phrase: "Mir wai luege"
Jakob war schlank, trug meistens eine Zipfelmütze, war "gäderig" und "zäch." Gesunde Natur. Echter Baselbieter "Mir wai luege."
I believe this is in the Gäuer dialect--south of Basel, Switzerland--but haven't been able to decipher it.
Katharine Oden
United States
Local time: 09:13
English translation:we will (shall) see
Explanation:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baselbieterlied

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Note added at 11 mins (2020-12-05 17:00:10 GMT)
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Mir wei luege = Wir werden sehen
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Ulrike Kraemer
Germany
Local time: 14:13
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4 +4we will (shall) see
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
we will (shall) see


Explanation:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baselbieterlied

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Note added at 11 mins (2020-12-05 17:00:10 GMT)
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Mir wei luege = Wir werden sehen

Ulrike Kraemer
Germany
Local time: 14:13
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Pfann
2 hrs

agree  Elisabeth Kissel
3 hrs

agree  Veronika Neuhold: = "Schau' ma mal" auf gut Österreichisch
5 hrs

agree  Eleanore Strauss: more colloquial "we'll see"
1 day 35 mins
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