rubje

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *rubja, *rubbia, from Proto-West Germanic *rubbōn, from Proto-Germanic *rubbōną. Cognate with West Frisian robje (“to rub, hit”), English rub, Dutch rubben (“to rub, scrub, get rid of scales”), Icelandic rubba (“to scrape”).

Verb

rubje

1. to rub
2. to scratch, scrape
3. to pluck

Conjugation

Conjugation of rubje (weak type 2)

grúundfoarme		rubje
infinitive		tou rubjen
		present	past
singular	iek	rubje	rubde
	du	rubst	rubdest
	hie/ju/dät	rubt	rubde
plural		rubje	rubden
		imperative
singular		rub
plural		rubjet
		present	past
participle		rubjend	rubd
auxiliary verb		—	häbe