chiibe

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German kīben, from Old High German *kīban, from Proto-West Germanic *kīban (“to quarrel”). Compare with German keifen (fricative from Low German influence).

Verb

chiibe

1. (Uri) to scold, chide

   Synonym: chifle

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24.