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