dööfe

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Central Franconian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German döufen, from Old High German *doufen, northern variant of toufen, from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną.

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dööfe (third-person singular present dööf, past participle jedööf)

  1. (most of Ripuarian) to baptise
    Hä es jedööf – ov e ze Kommelejun jeht, kann e dann selver sage.
    He’s been baptised – whether he’ll go to (First) Communion, he can then decide for himself.