Chlupf

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Chlopf (Appenzeller)

Etymology

From Middle High German klupf, klupfe. Cognate with Cimbrian khlupf and obsolete German Klupf.

Noun

Chlupf m

1. (Uri) fright, terror, shock

Derived terms

• chlupfig

Further reading

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 19.