schupfn

From Middle High German schupfen, schüpfen (“to make swing, rock”) (also attested in Old High German firscuphen (“ephemeral, unstable, past”)), from Proto-Germanic *skuppōną, intensive form of *skeubaną, whence schiabn, German schieben and English shove. Also cognate with German schubsen and schuppen, and Dutch schoppen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃub̥fɱ̩/
• Homophone: Schupfn

schupfn (past participle gschupft)

1. to toss, to throw something lightly

   Schupf in Boin umme! ― Toss the ball over here!

2. to shove (push roughly)

   Ned schupfn! ― Don't shove!

3. to manage, to run, to organize

   Des schupf ma scho. ― We'll manage that.

   De schupfn des Gschäft seit fåst zwanzg Jåhrn. ― They've been running the business for almost twenty years.

• gschupft
• Schupfer

• Dreimoi gschupft und zwamoi gfångan