schmirre

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German smirwen, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną. Cognate to German schmieren, Dutch smeren, English smear, Icelandic smyrja, Danish smøre.

Verb

schmirre

  1. (Uri) to smear

References
  • “schmirre” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 61.
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