sabbern

Meaning

to drivel, to drool

Frequency

30k
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

gäufere

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gaifere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzabɐn/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German sabben, ultimately from the source of Saft (“juice, sap”). Closely related to sabbeln (“to babble”). Compare southern Dutch zabberen and standard Dutch sabbelen.

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