Schaiper
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Low German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German schêper, from schâp + -er, from Old Saxon skāp.
The form Schaiper retains the inherited umlaut result. In the variant Schäöper, it has been replaced with analogical umlaut after the underlying Schaop (“sheep”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schaiper m (plural Schaipers)
- (Westphalian) shepherd