rubje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *rubja, *rubbia, from Proto-West Germanic *rubbōn, from Proto-Germanic *rubbōną. Cognate with West Frisian robje (to rub, hit), English rub, Dutch rubben (to rub, scrub, get rid of scales), Icelandic rubba (to scrape).

Verb

rubje

  1. to rub
  2. to scratch, scrape
  3. to pluck

Conjugation

Conjugation of rubje (weak type 2)
grúundfoarme rubje
infinitive tou rubjen
present past
singular iek rubje rubde
du rubst rubdest
hie/ju/dät rubt rubde
plural rubje rubden
imperative
singular rub
plural rubjet
present past
participle rubjend rubd
auxiliary verb häbe