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Bavarian
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Etymology
From Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German ruofan, hruofan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
ruafn (past participle gruafn)
- (intransitive) to call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek
- um Hüfe ruafn ― to cry for help
- (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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