kruffe

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Central Franconian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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

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