ruafn

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Bavarian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German ruofan, hruofan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈruɐfɱ̩/, [ˈruɐfɴ̣]

Verb[edit]

ruafn (past participle gruafn)

  1. (intransitive) to call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek
    um Hüfe ruafnto cry for help
  2. (transitive) to call out to someone
    I håb di eh gruafn, owa du håst mi ned gheat.I called out to you, but you didn't hear me.

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