reffen

German

Etymology

Circa 1700, from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), derived from Middle Low German ref. See Reff for more.

Pronunciation
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Verb

reffen (weak, third-person singular present refft, past tense reffte, past participle gerefft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (nautical) to reef (shorten a sail in high wind)

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
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