An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/schlürfen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2696205An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — schlürfenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

schlürfen, verb, ‘to sip, lap, drink,’ Modern High German only; probably, however, its non-occurrence in earlier High German is only an accident (Middle High German *slürfen, Old High German *slurfen); according to the High German permutation Dutch slurpen, ‘to sip,’ is allied. The stem is not found elsewhere; its origin is obscure.