kruffe

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • kruufe (few dialects of Ripuarian)
  • krouche (northern Moselle Franconian)
  • krieche (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From northern Old High German *krūfan, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną. Compare Dutch kruipen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʀufə/

Verb

kruffe (third-person singular present krüff, past tense kroff, past participle jekroffe)

  1. (most dialects of Ripuarian) to creep, to crawl
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