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

(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

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