Faane

See also: Fääne

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German vane, from Old High German fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth, banner, flag”). Cognate with German Fahne, German Low German Fahn, English vane, Icelandic faní, Swedish fana.

Noun

Faane m (plural Fääne)

  1. (Uri) flag

References
  • “Faane” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 35.
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