Schooff

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German schāf, from Old High German scāf. Cognate with German Schaf, Dutch schaaf, English sheep. Doublet of Schaf, which is probably borrowed from Standard German.

Noun

Schooff f

(Uri) sheep

References

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

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