schwiine

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German swīnen, from Old High German swīnan, a variant of swintan, from Proto-Germanic *swindaną. Cognate with German schwinden, Dutch zwinden, English swind, Swedish svinna.

Verb

schwiine

  1. (Uri) to decrease, dwindle

References
  • “schwiine” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 82.
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