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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French gauppe (“a loose woman”), from Old French *gaupe,*gualpe, of Germanic origin; cognate with Alemannic German Buschwalpe (“loose woman, procuress”), Bavarian Walpe (“foolish woman”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gaupe f (plural gaupes)
- (archaic) trull, trollop
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse gaupa; compare with Faroese geypa (“lynx”) and Icelandic gaupa (“lynx”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gaupe f or m (definite singular gaupa or gaupen, indefinite plural gauper, definite plural gaupene)
- lynx, wildcat; Lynx lynx
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse gaupa.
Pronunciation
Noun
gaupe f (definite singular gaupa, indefinite plural gauper, definite plural gaupene)
- a lynx, a wild cat of the genus Lynx
- a Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx
1866, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, “„Norsk Landmandsbog” for 1866 av A. Rosing”, in A. O. Vinjes Skrifter i Utval, volume 4, page 85:I England sjaa vi dette best, der den store Arbeidsflokken snart sagt aldri seer Kjøt paa Bordet sit, medan Stormannen eller Aristokraten eter seg mest ihel paa Kjøt. Og tidt stryker og Livet med. Det er Ørn og Falk og Gaupe o.s.v. i Dyresamfundet.- In England we see this most clearly, where the large heap of workers almost never see meat on their table, whereas the big man or aristocrat almost eats himself too death on meat. And often it does claim their life. That is like the eagle and falcon and lynx, and so on, in animal society.
References
Plautdietsch
Verb
gaupe
- to gape, to gasp for air