rofe

Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • rufe (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German ruofan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʀoːfə/

Verb

rofe (third-person singular present röf or reeft, past tense reef, past participle jerofe or gerofe)

  1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to call; to shout
    Zint Määtes es att widder hee.
    Wann hä us röf: mir senn att hee!
    St. Martin is back here again.
    When he calls us, we’re already there. (Lines from a popular St. Martin’s song)

Usage notes
  • The past tense is chiefly restricted to Ripuarian. Otherwise the forms röf; jerofe are Ripuarian, while reeft; gerofe are Moselle Franconian.
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