dürve
See also: durve
Central Franconian edit
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Etymology edit
From Old High German durfan, from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną, from Proto-Indo-European *tetórpe.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
dürve (third-person singular present darf, past tense durf, past participle jedurf)
- (Ripuarian) may; to be allowed to
- Synonym: dusche
- Ich verzällen der jet, dat darfs de ävver keenem weggersage!
- I’m telling you something, but you may not pass it on to anyone else!
- Darf dat dat? – Dat darf dat. – ...datt dat dat darf!
- May she do that? – She may. – ...that she may do that! (popular pun)