I. ˈalp noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English alpe
dialect England : bullfinch
II. ˈalp, ˈau̇p noun
( -s )
Etymology: back-formation from Alps, mountain system of Europe, from Middle English Alpes, from Latin
1. : a high rugged mountain resembling topographically those in the Alps of Europe
2. : something comparable to or suggesting comparison with an alp in height, size, or ruggedness
intellectual alps
3.
[German, from Middle High German albe, plural alben, from Old High German albūn, Alpūn alps, from Latin Alpes ]
: a mountain pasture or mountain meadowland