hruf

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hreubaz, *hreufaz (“rough, scabby”).

Noun

hrūf f

dandruff, scabies, leprosy

Descendants

German: Rufe (dialectal)
→ Italian: roffia

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