rofe

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Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • rufe (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German ruofan.

Pronunciation

Verb

rofe (third-person singular present röf or reft, past tense reef, past participle jerofe or gerofe)

  1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) to call; to shout
    Zint Määtes es att widder hee.
    Wann hä us röf: mir senn att hee!
    St. Martin is back here again.
    When he calls us, we’re already there. (Lines from a popular St. Martin’s song)

Usage notes

  • The past tense is chiefly restricted to Ripuarian. Otherwise the forms röf; jerofe are Ripuarian, while reft; gerofe are Moselle Franconian.

Old English

Pronunciation

Adjective

rōfe

  1. inflection of rōf:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine/neuter instrumental singular
    3. strong masculine/feminine nominative/accusative plural
    4. weak feminine/neuter nominative singular
    5. weak neuter accusative singular

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English rough.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrofe/
  • Rhymes: -ofe
  • Syllabification: ro‧fe

Adjective

rofe m or f (masculine and feminine plural rofes)

  1. (New Mexico) rough
    Synonyms: tosco, rudo

References

  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN
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