lauffe

lauffe

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• laufe (Uri)

Etymology

From Old High German hloufan, loufan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną. Compare German laufen, Dutch lopen, English leap, Swedish löpa.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈlæʊfːə/

Verb

lauffe (third-person singular simple present laufft, past participle gloffe, auxiliary sii)

1. to run, go
   • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ‘s Heiwili, p. 5:

     Eis Tränli lauft im andre no.