kruffe

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʀufə/

Verb

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

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