chiide

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German *chīdi (noun), from Proto-Germanic *kīþą (“seed, shoot, sprout”).

Verb

chiide

  1. (Uri) to sprout, germinate (especially regarding potatoes)

References
  • “chiide” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 24.
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