schloafe

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• schlaaffe, schlooffe
• schlofe (Badisch)
• schlaafä, schloafen, schlofe, schlàfu (Italian Walser)

Etymology

From Middle High German slāfen, from Old High German slāfan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną. Cognate with German schlafen, Dutch slapen, English sleep.

Verb

schloafe

1. (Gressoney) to sleep

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien