loope
English edit
Noun edit
loope (plural loopes)
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
- laafe (southern Moselle Franconian)
- laufe, loufe (Kölsch; Westerwald)
- loofe (Ripuarian; northern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology edit
A relict from the older Low Franconian dialect around Düsseldorf, thus from Old Dutch lōpan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan. The city and its south-western periphery underwent a process of Ripuarianisation, chiefly during the 19th century.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
loope (third-person singular present lööp, past tense leep, past participle jeloope)
- (northernmost Ripuarian) to walk; to go; to run (move on foot, either at a normal or an increased speed)
- 1956, “De Retematäng”[1]performed by Jupp Schäfers:
- Mir sinn us de alde Stadt, us de Retematäng.
Mir sprääche richtig Platt un loope op de Häng.- We are from the old city, from the “rue de matin”.
We speak the original dialect and we walk on our hands.
- We are from the old city, from the “rue de matin”.
Fula edit
Noun edit
loope ɗe
References edit
Saterland Frisian edit
Verb edit
loope
- Alternative spelling of lope