pfife
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German pfīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Latin pīpō (“to pip”). Cognate with German pfeifen.
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 82.
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