Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German loufen, from Old High German hloufan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

לויפֿן (loyfn) (past participle געלאָפֿן (gelofn))

  1. to run, to hurry
  2. (of a timepiece) to run fast

Conjugation edit

Antonyms edit

  • (antonym(s) of "of a timepiece"): קריכן (krikhn)

Derived terms edit