Chilt

Alemannic German

Etymology

Not attested in Middle High German. Attested in Old High German as chviltiwerch (“work until nighttime”). Cognate with German Kilt (“a nighttime visit to a girl who is the object of one's affections”).

Noun

Chilt m

1. (Uri) A nighttime visit with friends and family.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 52.