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Geis / Geiss (m)

(with) definite article: der
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Sackpfiiffe

Swiss German "goat"; NB: This is one of the terms mentioned by Klauser, according to whom there is some evidence that they could refer to bagpipes (➺ Becki, Bek, Boeggen, Boeicken, Bögge, and Böögg).

Sources

Klauser, Urs: Die Sackpfeife in der Schweiz. In: Utriculus IV;1 (13), gennaio/marzo 1995, p.8.