Lëfzge

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German lefse, lefs, from Old High German lefso, from Proto-Germanic *lepasan. Cognate with German Lefze.

Noun

Lëfzge f

1. (Uri, anatomy) lip

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 17.