pfife

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Latin pīpō (“to pip”). Cognate with German pfeifen.

Verb

pfife

  1. (Uri) to whistle

References
  • “pfife” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 82.
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