Müe

See also: mue, mué, muée, and mu'e

Alemannic German

Alternative forms
  • Müeh

Etymology

From Middle High German müe, müeje, from Old High German muohī. Cognate with German Mühe, Luxembourgish Méi.

Pronunciation
  • (Zurich) IPA(key): /myə/

Noun

Müe f (plural Müe)

  1. trouble, effort
    • 1902, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      Wenn si's doch so guet ohni mi chönne mache, was gäbe sie sich de Müeh, mi mitz'ha?
      If they can do so well without me, why do they make such an effort to have me with them?
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