Chilt

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Alemannic German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Not attested in Middle High German. Attested in Old High German as chviltiwerch (“work until nighttime”). Cognate with German Kilt (“a nighttime visit to a girl who is the object of one's affections”).

Noun[edit]

Chilt m

(Uri) A nighttime visit with friends and family.

References[edit]

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 52.

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