Schmër

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German smer, from Old High German smero, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą (“grease, butter, fat”). Cognate with dialectal German Schmer, Luxembourgish Schmier, Dutch smeer, English smear, Swedish smör.

Noun

Schmër m

  1. (Uri) fat

References
  • “Schmër” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 54.
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