kniepe

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• kneipe (northernmost Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

Possibly an unshifted relict, but regarding that the verb is restricted chiefly to the secondary sense “to blink” and has weak conjugation, probably borrowed from a Low Franconian dialect, from Middle Dutch knīpen, from Proto-West Germanic *knīpan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkniːpə/

Verb

kniepe (third-person singular present kniep, past participle jekniep)

1. (Ripuarian) to blink, wink
2. (Ripuarian, rare) to squeeze, pinch

   Synonym: petsche

German

Verb

kniepe

1. inflection of kniepen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative