Wimperg

In Gothic architecture, a wimperg is a gable-like crowning over portals and windows[1] and is also called an ornamental gable.

[3] In this context, Wintberge is also found in older sources in the meaning "merlon" ([3] mentions Middle High German wintburgelin "merlon"), occasionally also "Wimperg" as "tooth-like top extension to the parapet wall of a battlement".

[4] The wimperg is considered an architectural element which, as an ornamental gable, reinforces the Gothic style's drive for height.

In German, the name Frauenschuh ("women's shoe") has been handed down for wimpergs with a tip that overhangs to the front.

Predominantly, the architectural object is used to place a coat of arms in the free space under the legs for filling and ornamentation.