reffe

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Verb

reffe

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

Conjugation

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 present participle is uncommonly used,
but can be made with the suffix -end.

Derived terms

  • uffreffe

References

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

Middle English

Verb

reffe

  1. alternative form of reven