An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/rufen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2557689An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — rufenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

rufen, verb, ‘to call out, cry,’ from the equivalent Middle High German ruofen, Old High German ruofan; corresponding to Old Saxon hrópan, Dutch roepen, Anglo-Saxon hrôpan (wanting in English), ‘to call out’; in Gothic hrôpjan, Old High German ruofen, Modern High German rüefen, weak verb, with the same meaning. In the non-Teutonic languages there are no terms corresponding to the Teutonic root hrôp. See ruchtbar.