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Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
robben
- plural of rob
German
Etymology
Compare Robbe (“seal”).
Pronunciation
Verb
robben (weak, third-person singular present robbt, past tense robbte, past participle gerobbt, auxiliary haben)
- (when applied to humans) to creep, to crawl; to move on ground level, lying flatly on the stomach with the help of one's forearms or elbows
- (when applied to seals) describing the typical movement of a seal on land
Conjugation
Conjugation of
robben (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
robben (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Related terms
See also
- krabbeln (also meaning "crawl", but on a higher level, using one's knees and hands as a support to move on all fours)
Further reading
- “robben” in Duden online
- “robben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman robber, rober, from Frankish *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reven.
The expected Middle English form would be /ˈrɔːbən/; the short vowel is probably by analogy with robberie, robbour.
Pronunciation
Verb
robben (third-person singular simple present robbeth, present participle robbende, robbynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle robbed)
- To steal, rob, or pilfer; to illegally or forcibly confiscate.
- To loot, despoil, ravage; to bring to ruin.
- (figurative) To snatch; to cause to lose (an abstract concept)
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9), volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 4.81, page 143.
- ^ “robben, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-16.
West Frisian
Noun
robben
- plural of robbe