Herpscht

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

harpscht, herbscht, hérbscht (Walser)

Etymology

From Old High German herbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz. Cognate with German Herbst, Dutch herfst, English harvest, Swedish höst.

Noun

Herpscht m

(Uri) autumn

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 14.

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