schlofe

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Verb

schlofe

  1. (Badisch, Carcoforo) to sleep

References

  • “schlofe” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German slāfan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną (to sleep), from Proto-Indo-European *slab-, *slap-, *(s)lÁb- (to hang loose, be limp).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɔːfə/

Verb

schlofe (third-person singular present schlöf or schläft, past tense schleef or schlief, past participle jeschlofe or geschlof)

  1. (most dialects) to sleep

Usage notes

  • The forms schlöf; schleef; jeschlofe are Ripuarian. The forms schläft; schleef, schlief; geschlof are Moselle Franconian. The past tense is uncommon in some dialects of Moselle Franconian.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃloːfə/

Verb

schlofe

  1. to sleep

Further reading


Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German schlafen, Dutch slapen, English sleep.

Verb

schlofe

  1. to sleep
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