schpile

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German spilen, from Old High German spilōn, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.

Pronunciation

Verb

schpile (third-person singular simple present schpilt, past participle gschpilt, past subjunctive schpilti, auxiliary haa)

  1. to play
    • 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
      Aber ich schpile gärn Schach, maischtens mit mir selber.
      I like to play chess, mostly with myself.
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