Langssi

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

langsé (Formazza)

Etymology

From Old High German lenzo, from Proto-Germanic *langatīnaz (“spring”, literally “long day”). Compare German Lenz, Dutch lente, English Lent.

Noun

Langssi m

(Uri) spring (season)

References

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

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