Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German gaffen (to gape; to stare), from Old High German *gaffōn, from Proto-Germanic *gapōną. Cognate with German gaffen, Dutch gapen, English gape.

Verb edit

גאַפֿן (gafn) (past participle געגאַפֿט (gegaft))

  1. gape (to stare in wonderment)

Conjugation edit