Chlempi

Alemannic German

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klampō (“clamp, clasp, cramp”). Cognate with German Klampfe, Klampe, Norwegian klamp, English clamp.

Noun

Chlempi f

  1. (Uri) clamp, clip

References
  • “Chlempi” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 50.
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