suufe

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• süfä (Formazza)

Etymology

From Old High German sūfan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną. Cognate with German saufen, German Low German supen, Dutch zuipen, Saterland Frisian suupe, English sup, Icelandic súpa.

Verb

suufe

1. (Uri) to drink

   Synonym: trinke

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 83.