haar

From Middle High German and Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

(Formazza, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)


handle

(Uri) to stroke the teats of a dairy cow until they fill with milk


rot

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.


grün

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.


rout

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-West Germanic *raud.
Cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.


wi

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

(Gressoney, Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti) wine


Aug

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô. Cognate with Bavarian Aug, German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga.


Nase

head

Nase f (plural Nase, diminutive Näsli or Näsi)

Nase (plural)
Näsli (diminutive)
Näsi (diminutive)

From Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu.
Cognate with German Nase, Plautdietsch Näs, Icelandic nös. Dutch neus and English nose derive from an alternative Proto-Germanic form.

(northeast and southwest Switzerland) nose


hoar

From Middle High German hār, from Old High German hār. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

(Gressoney, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)


Bier

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”).
Cognate with German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.


Lid

From Old High German lid (“limb, member”), from Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“joint, body part”).

(Uri, anatomy) The hindquarters of a slaughter animal.


Bett

From Middle High German bet, bette, from Old High German betti, from Proto-West Germanic *badi.
Cognate with German Bett, Dutch bed, English bed, Swedish bädd, Icelandic beður.


Haupt

From Middle High German houpt, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kaput-. Compare German Haupt, Dutch hoofd, German Low German Hööft, Häuft, Saterland Frisian Hööft, English head, Crimean Gothic hoef.


Löffel

head

Löffel m (plural Löffel, diminutive Löffeli)

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”). Cognate with German Löffel, Dutch lepel, Plautdietsch Läpel.


lamm

From Middle High German and Old High German lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz. Cognate with German lahm, Dutch lam, English lame, Swedish lam.


galt

From Middle High German galt.
Compare Cimbrian galt (“not milch; barren”), Carinthian galt (“infertile or pregnant (therefore not milch)”), Swabian gall (“(of sheep) not pregnant”), German gelt (“infertile”), Tyrolean galt (“unfarmed land”), Danish gold (“barren; sterile; not milch”), Old Swedish galdvider (“barren tree”).


hoor

From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

(Carcoforo, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)


milch

From Old High German miluh, from Proto-Germanic *meluks. Cognate with German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk, Swedish mjölk, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks).


Hell

From Middle High German helle, from Old High German hellia, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju. Cognate with German Hölle, Dutch hel, English hell, Icelandic hel.


wiss

From Old High German wīz, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Cognate with German weiß, Dutch wit, English white, Icelandic hvítur.

(Gressoney, Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti, Formazza) white


springe

head

springe (third-person singular simple present springt, past participle gsprunge, auxiliary sii)

springt (present singular third-person)
gsprunge (participle past)
sii (auxiliary)

From Middle High German springen, from Old High German springan, from Proto-Germanic *springaną. Cognate with German springen, Dutch springen, English spring, Icelandic springa.

Bisch du de nit ids Wasser gschprunge?


laufe

From Old High German hloufan, loufan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną. Cognate with German laufen, Dutch lopen, English leap, Swedish löpa.


Weisel

A diminutive of a descendant of Old High German weisant, from Proto-Germanic *waisundiz. Cognate with Bavarian Waisel, English weasand.

(Uri, anatomy) esophagus, especially of animals


ruat

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.


Bruun

From Middle High German and Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.


bruun

bruun (comparative bruuner, superlative bruunschte)

bruuner (comparative)
bruunschte (superlative)

From Middle High German brūn, from Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.


Chopf

Chopf m (plural Chöpf, diminutive Chöpfli)

From Middle High German kopf (“drinking vessel”), probably from Latin cuppa. Alternatively from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“vault, round vessel, head”). Cognate with German Kopf; see there for more.


Chnoche

From Middle High German knoche, from Old High German knohha.
Cognate with German Knochen, Dutch knook, North Frisian knooke, Danish kno, Swedish knoge.


steerbe

head

steerbe (third-person singular simple present stirbt, past participle gstorbe, auxiliary sii)

stirbt (present singular third-person)
gstorbe (participle past)
sii (auxiliary)

From Middle High German sterben, from Old High German sterban, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną. Cognate with German sterben, Dutch sterven, English starve, Icelandic stirfinn.


Wii

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

I will de ine cho und ech öppis z'Abed bringe. E chli Wi und Brot.

I'll come in later and bring you something for supper. A little wine and bread.

1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

If he's coming n the morning, I surely can't offer him wine', otherwise he'll think: Aha, an alcoholic…

Wän er am Morge chunt, chan ich äm doch sicher kchai Wii aabüte, sus dänkcht de no: Ah, Alkchoholikcherin…


tööde

tööde (third-person singular simple present töödt, past participle töödt, auxiliary haa)

töödt (present singular third-person)
töödt (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German tœten, from Old High German tōden, from Proto-Germanic *daudijaną. Cognate with German töten, Dutch doden, Icelandic doyða.


wiiss

wiiss (comparative wiisser, superlative wiissischt)

wiisser (comparative)
wiissischt (superlative)

From Old High German wīz, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Cognate with German weiß, Dutch wit, English white, Icelandic hvítur.

1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Helmut, can you pass me the white napkins, please?

Helmut, gisch du bitte di wiise Serviette?


Liib

Liib m (plural Liiber, diminutive Liibli)

From Old High German līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“body; life”). Cognate with German Leib, Dutch lijf, English life, Icelandic líf.


lauffe

lauffe (third-person singular simple present laufft, past participle gloffe, auxiliary sii)

laufft (present singular third-person)
gloffe (participle past)
sii (auxiliary)

From Old High German hloufan, loufan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną. Compare German laufen, Dutch lopen, English leap, Swedish löpa.

Eis Tränli lauft im andre no.


schlaaffe

schlaaffe (third-person singular simple present schlaafft, past participle gschlaaffe, past subjunctive schlieff, auxiliary haa)

schlaafft (present singular third-person)
gschlaaffe (participle past)
schlieff (past subjunctive)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German slāfen, from Old High German slāfan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną. Cognate with German schlafen, Dutch slapen, English sleep.

„Ächje, my gueti Bäsi Gryt,
's Zähndweh und 's Heiweh schloffed nüd.“

‘Alas, my good aunt Peggy, toothache and homesickness do not sleep.’


zuelose

zuelose (third-person singular simple present loset zue, past participle zuegloset, auxiliary haa)

loset zue (present singular third-person)
zuegloset (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)


Oor

From Middle High German ore, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from Proto-Germanic *ausô. Cognate with German Ohr, Dutch oor, English ear, Swedish öra.


mélch

From Old High German miluh, from Proto-Germanic *meluks. Cognate with German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk, Swedish mjölk, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks).


wéin

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn.


ròt

inh

Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”)

Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”)


lokha

From Old High German lok, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz (“lock of hair, curl”). Cognate with German Locke, Dutch lok, English lock, Icelandic lokkur.


hàre

From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

(Rimella and Campello Monti, anatomy, plural only) hair (the long hair on a person's head)


geriénts

From Middle High German grüene, frmo Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.


röts

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.


gréén

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.
Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.


Chrache

From Old High German hrahho, rahho. Cognate with German Rachen.


Härre

(Uri, anatomy, plural only) hair (the long hair on a person's head)


Lëfzge

From Middle High German lefse, lefs, from Old High German lefso, from Proto-Germanic *lepasan. Cognate with German Lefze.


mëlch

From Middle High German mëlch, melk, from Old High German melch, from Proto-West Germanic *melk, from Proto-Germanic *melkaz (“milky, milk-giving”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (“to wipe, wipe off, milk”). Cognate with German melk, Low German melke, Saterland Frisian meelk, English milch, Icelandic milkur, mjólkur.


Brënte

(Uri) A wooden milk bottle carrier worn on the back.


presch

(Uri, of the udders of a cow) bursting with milk


delekat

From French délicat, from Latin dēlicātus.


Chimmi

From Old High German kinni, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw, cheek”).


Schinbein

From Middle High German schinebein. Equivalent to Schin + Bein. Cognate with German Schienbein; compare English shinbone, Dutch scheenbeen, Swedish skenben.


ludele

(Uri, of the fat of overweight people and animals) to shake, tremble


Folle

From Medieval Latin follis (“bellows, sack, bag”).


ubermaale

(Uri) to milk only once daily, or only occasionally


blaaw

From Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz. Cognate with Dutch blauw, English blow (“blue”), German blau, Icelandic blár, West Frisian blau.


Augbraame

From Middle High German ougebrā (ougenbrā, ougenbrāwe), from ouge + brā, equivalent to Aug (“eye”) + Braame (“brow”). Cognate with German Augenbraue. Compare also English eyebrow, Dutch oogbrauw.


graaw

From Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-West Germanic *grāu. Cognate with Dutch grauw, English gray, German grau, Icelandic grár.


Sekreet

From Latin sēcrētum, nominative neuter singular of sēcrētus (“separated, hidden”). Compare Serbo-Croatian šekret.


Zeewe

From Old High German *zēwa, a regional variant of zēha, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ. Cognate with German Zehe (“clove, toe”), Dutch teen, English toe, Icelandic tá.


Chnüüw

From Old High German chniu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with German Knie, Dutch knie, English knee, Icelandic hné, Swedish knä.


Geleich

From Middle High German gelenke (“joint, bend, waist”), from Old High German gilenki, gihlenki (“abdomen”), from Proto-Germanic *gahlankiją, from *hlankaz (“flexible, lank, slender”). Cognate with German Gelenk.


struensle

(Uri) To milk poorly or clumsily, so that the stream splits.


Uechs

From Old High German uohsa, a variant of ahsa (“axle”), from Proto-Germanic *ahsō. Cognate with German Achse, Dutch as, English axle.


süeß

From Middle High German süeze, from Old High German suozi, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Cognate with German süß, Dutch zoet, English sweet, Icelandic sætur.


grüen

From Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.


Büdel

Borrowed from Italian budello (“intestines, bowels”), from Latin botellus (“small sausage”), from botulus (“sausage”), probably from Oscan-Umbrian.


Chnode

From Old High German knoto (“knot”), from Proto-Germanic *knuttô. Cognate with German Knoten, German knot, English knot, Icelandic hnútur.


Grippi

Borrowed from French grippe, from gripper (“to seize, snatch”), from Frankish *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, to grasp”). Compare German Grippe, Dutch griep.


Ziisse

(Uri) the stream of milk produced by the udder


Halsbëtzgi

Hals (“throat”) + Bëtzgi (“core of a piece of fruit”)


Schnurre

Perhaps related to German schnurren (“to purr”).


Tschidele

From Middle High German schedel m, perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German schedel, from Old Saxon sceithlo, scēthlo, from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu. Cognate with German Schädel m.


Fëcke

From Middle High German vëttech. Related to pfëcke (“to calibrate”).


Galge

From Old High German galgo, from Proto-Germanic *galgô (“rod; beam; gallows”). Cognate with German Galgen, Plautdietsch Gaulj, Dutch galg, English gallow, Icelandic gálgi, Swedish galge, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga).

inh

The part of a bell from which the clapper hangs.


ruusse

Either inherited from Old High German rūzzan (“to snore”) or borrowed from Italian russare (“to snore”), itself perhaps from Lombardic (h)rūzzan (“to snore”).


verware

From late Middle High German verwarn. Equivalent to ver- + ware. Cognate with German verwahren.

Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick

(Uri) to perform the Anointing of the Sick


gsë

gsë (participle)
gsë (infinitive)
gsë (first-person indicative present singular)
gsësch (indicative present second-person singular)
gsët (indicative present singular third-person)
gsë (first-person indicative plural present)
gsënt (indicative plural present second-person)
gsë (indicative plural present third-person)
gsäch (first-person singular subjunctive)
gsächi (first-person singular subjunctive)
gsächesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
gsäch (singular subjunctive third-person)
gsächi (singular subjunctive third-person)
gsäche (first-person plural subjunctive)
gsächet (plural second-person subjunctive)
gsäche (plural subjunctive third-person)
gsächt (first-person singular subjunctive)
gsächti (first-person singular subjunctive)
gsächt (singular subjunctive third-person)
gsächti (singular subjunctive third-person)
gsächte (first-person plural subjunctive)
gsächtet (plural second-person subjunctive)
gsächte (plural subjunctive third-person)
gsë (infinitive)
gsë (first-person indicative present singular)
gsësch (indicative present second-person singular)
gsët (indicative present singular third-person)
gsë (first-person indicative plural present)
gsënt (indicative plural present second-person)
gsë (indicative plural present third-person)
gsäch (first-person singular subjunctive)
gsächi (first-person singular subjunctive)
gsächesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
gsäch (singular subjunctive third-person)
gsächi (singular subjunctive third-person)
gsäche (first-person plural subjunctive)
gsächet (plural second-person subjunctive)
gsäche (plural subjunctive third-person)
gsët (first-person singular subjunctive)
gsëti (first-person singular subjunctive)
gsëtesch (second-person singular subjunctive)
gsët (singular subjunctive third-person)
gsëti (singular subjunctive third-person)
gsëte (first-person plural subjunctive)
gsëtet (plural second-person subjunctive)
gsëte (plural subjunctive third-person)

From Old High German sehan, with prefix ge-. Compare Luxembourgish gesinn.


Fëgfüür

From Middle High German vegeviur, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin īgnis pūrgātōrius or īgnis pūrgātiōnis (“cleansing fire”). Analysable as fëge (“to polish, clean”) + Füür (“fire”). Cognate with German Fegefeuer.


Gebse

From Middle High German *gebse, *gebze, from Old High German gebiza, gebita (“dish, bowl, basin, vessel”), probably from Late Latin gabata (“deep dish, platter”). Cognate with Bavarian Gebsa (“bowl, basin, vessel”).


Hueste

From Old High German huosto, from Proto-Germanic *hwōstô. Cognate with German Husten, and, from a related Proto-Germanic form, German husten, Dutch hoesten, English whoost, Icelandic hósta.


Schwöschter

head

Schwöschter f (plural Schwöschtere, diminutive Schwöschterli)

Schwöschtere (plural)
Schwöschterli (diminutive)

From Middle High German swëster, from Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Cognate with German Schwester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Icelandic systir.


wäsche

From Old High German wascan, waskan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną. Cognate with German waschen, English wash, Swedish vaska.


bäcke

bäcke (third-person singular simple present bäcket, past participle päcket, auxiliary haa)

bäcket (present singular third-person)
päcket (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)


Härz

Härz n (plural Härze or Härzä or Härza, diminutive Härzli)

Härze (plural)
Härzä (plural)
Härza (plural)
Härzli (diminutive)

From Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”). Cognate with German Herz.


Bluet

From Middle High German bluot, from Old High German bluot, from Proto-West Germanic *blōd, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą.


Chrankeschwöschter

Chrankeschwöschter f (plural Chrankeschwöschtere, diminutive Chrankeschwöschterli)

Chrankeschwöschtere (plural)
Chrankeschwöschterli (diminutive)

Chranke + Schwöschter. Compare German Krankenschwester.