Wüüre

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German wurm, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz. Compare Luxembourgish Wuerm, Hunsrik Worrem, Plautdietsch Worm, Dutch worm, North Frisian wörem, English worm, Icelandic ormur, Swedish orm, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃 (waurms).

Noun

Wüüre m (plural Würem, dative Würme)

  1. (Uri) worm

References
  • “Wüüre” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 74.
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