dööfe

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• däufe (Kölsch)
• deefe (Moselle Franconian, western), dääfe (eastern), daafe (local variant)

Etymology

From Middle High German döufen, from Old High German *doufen, northern variant of toufen, from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdøːfə/

Verb

dööfe (third-person singular present dööf, past participle jedööf)

1. (most of Ripuarian) to baptise

   Hä es jedööf – ov e ze Kommelejun jeht, kann e dann selver sage.

   He’s been baptised – whether he’ll go to (First) Communion, he can then decide for himself.