Hunsrik

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German reffen, from Old High German *hraffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *hrapōn, from Proto-Germanic *hrapōną.[1]

Cognate with German raffen and Luxembourgish rafen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrefə/
  • Rhymes: -efə
  • Hyphenation: ref‧fe

Verb

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reffe

  1. (intransitive, with accusative pronoun) to gather; to collect

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive reffe
participle gereffd
auxiliary hon
present
indicative
imperative
ich reffe
du reffst reff
er/sie/es reffd
meer reffe
deer reffd reffd
sie reffe
The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “reffe”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary]‎[1] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 131

Middle English

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Verb

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reffe

  1. Alternative form of reven