Schooff

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German schāf, from Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Cognate with German Schaf, Dutch schaaf, English sheep. Doublet of Schaf, which is probably borrowed from Standard German.

Noun

Schooff f

  1. (Uri) sheep

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