Chlempi

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German klimpfen, from Proto-Germanic *klampō (“clamp, clasp, cramp”), related to *klamjaną. Cognate with German Klampfe, Klampe, Norwegian klamp, English clamp.

Noun

Chlempi f

1. (Uri) clamp, clip

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 50.