loofe

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• laafe (southern Moselle Franconian)
• laufe, loufe (Kölsch; Westerwald)
• loope (northernmost Ripuarian)

Etymology

From Old High German loufan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloːfə/ (Ripuarian; some dialects of Moselle Franconian)
• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːfə/ (other dialects of Moselle Franconian)

Verb

loofe (third-person singular present lööf or leeft or lääft, past tense leef, past participle jeloofe or geloofe or geloof)

1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to walk; to go; to run (move on foot, either at a normal or at an increased speed)

   Nemm et Auto, der Wääch es ze weck für ze loofe.

   Take the car, the distance is too far to walk.

Usage notes

• The past tense is restricted to Ripuarian. Otherwise the forms lööf; jeloofe are Ripuarian, whereas the forms leeft, lääft; geloof(e) are Moselle Franconian.