warm

From Middle High German warm, from Old High German warm. Cognate with German warm, Dutch warm, English warm, Icelandic varmur.


wore

From Middle High German warm, from Old High German warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz. Cognate with German warm, Dutch warm, English warm, Icelandic varmur.


vole

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vole (comparative völler, superlative völlscht)

völler (comparative)
völlscht (superlative)

From Middle High German vol, voll, from Old High German foll, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz. Cognate with German voll, Dutch vol, English full, Icelandic fullur.


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.


heilig

From Middle High German hailig, from Old High German heilag.
Cognates
Cognate to German heilig, Dutch heilig, English holy, Icelandic heilagur, Swedish helig, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌲𐍃 (hailags).


single

Unadapted borrowing from English single.


hol

From Old High German hol, from Proto-Germanic *hulaz. Cognate with German hohl, Dutch hol, Saterland Frisian hol, English hollow, Icelandic holur.


groß

From Middle High German and Old High German grōz.


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.


hooch

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hooch (comparative hööcher, superlative hööchschte)

hööcher (comparative)
hööchschte (superlative)

From Old High German hōh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz. Cognate with German hoch, Dutch hoog, English high, Icelandic hár, Swedish hög.

Der goldig Sunneboge wird hööcher und hööcher.

1966, Georg Thürer, Rund umme Blattetisch, page 59:

The golden sun's path climbs higher and higher.


lang

lang (comparative lenger, superlative lengscht)

lenger (comparative)
lengscht (superlative)
langi (accusative masculine nominative weak)
langi (accusative feminine nominative weak)
langi (accusative neuter nominative weak)
lange (accusative nominative plural weak)
lange (dative masculine weak)
lange (dative feminine weak)
lange (dative neuter weak)
lange (dative plural weak)
lange (accusative masculine nominative strong)
langi (accusative feminine nominative strong)
langs (accusative neuter nominative strong)
langi (accusative nominative plural strong)
lange (dative masculine strong)
lange (dative feminine strong)
lange (dative neuter strong)
lange (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German lanc, from Old High German lang, from Proto-West Germanic *lang. Cognate with German lang, Dutch lang, English long, Icelandic langur.


hert

From Middle High German hart, herte, from Old High German hart.
Cognates
Cognate with German hart, Low German hard, hart, Dutch hard, English hard, Danish hård.


jung

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.


olt

From Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old.


sanft

From Middle High German semfte, senfte, sanfte, from Old High German semfti, from Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī).

(Uri) easy, especially of a physical task


zam

From Old High German zam, from Proto-Germanic *tamaz (“tame”). Cognate with German zahm, Dutch tam, English tame, Icelandic tamur.


lieb

lieb (comparative lieber, superlative liebscht)

lieber (comparative)
liebscht (superlative)
liebi (accusative masculine nominative weak)
liebi (accusative feminine nominative weak)
liebi (accusative neuter nominative weak)
liebe (accusative nominative plural weak)
liebe (dative masculine weak)
liebe (dative feminine weak)
liebe (dative neuter weak)
liebe (dative plural weak)
liebe (accusative masculine nominative strong)
liebi (accusative feminine nominative strong)
liebs (accusative neuter nominative strong)
liebi (accusative nominative plural strong)
liebe (dative masculine strong)
liebe (dative feminine strong)
liebe (dative neuter strong)
liebe (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German liep, from Old High German liob, liub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz. Cognate with German lieb, Dutch lief, English lief, Icelandic ljúfur.


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”).


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


nett

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nett (comparative netter, superlative nettischt)

netter (comparative)
nettischt (superlative)
netti (accusative masculine nominative weak)
netti (accusative feminine nominative weak)
netti (accusative neuter nominative weak)
nette (accusative nominative plural weak)
nette (dative masculine weak)
nette (dative feminine weak)
nette (dative neuter weak)
nette (dative plural weak)
nette (accusative masculine nominative strong)
netti (accusative feminine nominative strong)
netts (accusative neuter nominative strong)
netti (accusative nominative plural strong)
nette (dative masculine strong)
nette (dative feminine strong)
nette (dative neuter strong)
nette (dative plural strong)

From Lower Rhenish Late Middle High German nett, from Middle Dutch net (“neat, decent, pretty”), from Old French net (“neat, decent”), from Latin nitidus. Cognate with German nett.


hääl

From Old High German hāli, from Proto-Germanic *hēli- (“slippery, deceitful”), related to *helaną (“to conceal, hide”). Compare Swedish hal.


ebe

Middle High German eben, from Old High German eban.


lugg

From Middle High German lugge, lücke. Compare cognate German locker, which is from a later Middle High German form.


guet

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guet (comparative besser, superlative bescht)

besser (comparative)
bescht (superlative)
gueti (accusative masculine nominative weak)
gueti (accusative feminine nominative weak)
gueti (accusative neuter nominative weak)
guete (accusative nominative plural weak)
guete (dative masculine weak)
guete (dative feminine weak)
guete (dative neuter weak)
guete (dative plural weak)
guete (accusative masculine nominative strong)
gueti (accusative feminine nominative strong)
guets (accusative neuter nominative strong)
gueti (accusative nominative plural strong)
guete (dative masculine strong)
guete (dative feminine strong)
guete (dative neuter strong)
guete (dative plural strong)

From Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-.
Cognate with German gut, Dutch goed, English good, Icelandic góður, Gothic 𐌲𐍉𐌸𐍃 (gōþs).

Nu, d' Bäsi ist ä gueti Frau.

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


bloos

From Middle High German blōß, from Old High German blōʒ (“bare, naked”). Cognate with German bloß, Dutch bloot, Icelandic blautur.


chalt

From Middle High German and Old High German kalt, from Proto-West Germanic *kald.
Cognates
Cognate with German kalt, Dutch koud, English cold, Icelandic kaldur, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (kalds).


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.


naach

From Old High German nāh (“close, near”), from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach, attain”). Cognate with Dutch na, English nigh, German nah, Icelandic ná-.


bruun

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bruun (comparative bruuner, superlative bruunschte)

bruuner (comparative)
bruunschte (superlative)

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


murw

From Old High German murwi, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz. Compare German mürbe (“tender”), Dutch murw (“weak”), English mellow (“relaxed”), Icelandic meyr (“tender”), Swedish mör (“tender”).


jungu

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.


chlii

chlii (comparative chliiner, superlative chliinscht)

chliiner (comparative)
chliinscht (superlative)
chliini (accusative masculine nominative weak)
chliini (accusative feminine nominative weak)
chliini (accusative neuter nominative weak)
chliine (accusative nominative plural weak)
chliine (dative masculine weak)
chliine (dative feminine weak)
chliine (dative neuter weak)
chliine (dative plural weak)
chliine (accusative masculine nominative strong)
chliini (accusative feminine nominative strong)
chliins (accusative neuter nominative strong)
chliini (accusative nominative plural strong)
chliine (dative masculine strong)
chliine (dative feminine strong)
chliine (dative neuter strong)
chliine (dative plural strong)

From southern Middle High German klīn, a byform (likely old ablaut variant) of kleine, from Old High German kleini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *g(e)lēi- (“gleaming”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”). Cognate with German klein, Dutch klein, English clean.


tünn

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tünn (comparative tüner, superlative tünnscht)

tüner (comparative)
tünnscht (superlative)
tünni (accusative masculine nominative weak)
tünni (accusative feminine nominative weak)
tünni (accusative neuter nominative weak)
tünne (accusative nominative plural weak)
tünne (dative masculine weak)
tünne (dative feminine weak)
tünne (dative neuter weak)
tünne (dative plural weak)
tünne (accusative masculine nominative strong)
tünni (accusative feminine nominative strong)
tünns (accusative neuter nominative strong)
tünni (accusative nominative plural strong)
tünne (dative masculine strong)
tünne (dative feminine strong)
tünne (dative neuter strong)
tünne (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German dünne, from Old High German dunni, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz (“thin”). Cognate with German dünn, Dutch dun, English thin, Icelandic þunnur.


tüür

tüür (comparative tüürer, superlative tüürscht)

tüürer (comparative)
tüürscht (superlative)
tüüri (accusative masculine nominative weak)
tüüri (accusative feminine nominative weak)
tüüri (accusative neuter nominative weak)
tüüre (accusative nominative plural weak)
tüüre (dative masculine weak)
tüüre (dative feminine weak)
tüüre (dative neuter weak)
tüüre (dative plural weak)
tüüre (accusative masculine nominative strong)
tüüri (accusative feminine nominative strong)
tüürs (accusative neuter nominative strong)
tüüri (accusative nominative plural strong)
tüüre (dative masculine strong)
tüüre (dative feminine strong)
tüüre (dative neuter strong)
tüüre (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German tiure, from Old High German tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Cognate with German teuer, Dutch duur, English dear, Icelandic dýr.


letscht

letschti (accusative masculine nominative weak)
letschti (accusative feminine nominative weak)
letschti (accusative neuter nominative weak)
letschte (accusative nominative plural weak)
letschte (dative masculine weak)
letschte (dative feminine weak)
letschte (dative neuter weak)
letschte (dative plural weak)
letschte (accusative masculine nominative strong)
letschti (accusative feminine nominative strong)
letschts (accusative neuter nominative strong)
letschti (accusative nominative plural strong)
letschte (dative masculine strong)
letschte (dative feminine strong)
letschte (dative neuter strong)
letschte (dative plural strong)

Cognate with German letzter; see there for more.

legscht

Aargau (Muri); Lucerne (Gäu, Hinterland)

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

But I mustn't write down that last sentence, right?

Aber de letschti Satz musi nöd schribe, oder?


natüürlich

natüürlichi (accusative masculine nominative weak)
natüürlichi (accusative feminine nominative weak)
natüürlichi (accusative neuter nominative weak)
natüürliche (accusative nominative plural weak)
natüürliche (dative masculine weak)
natüürliche (dative feminine weak)
natüürliche (dative neuter weak)
natüürliche (dative plural weak)
natüürliche (accusative masculine nominative strong)
natüürlichi (accusative feminine nominative strong)
natüürlichs (accusative neuter nominative strong)
natüürlichi (accusative nominative plural strong)
natüürliche (dative masculine strong)
natüürliche (dative feminine strong)
natüürliche (dative neuter strong)
natüürliche (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German natiurlich, from Old High German natūrlīh. Equivalent to Natuur + -lich. Cognate with German natürlich. Compare Dutch natuurlijk, English naturally, Swedish naturlig.

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

But it was just a completely natural and open conversation.

Aber es isch doch e ganz natürlichi, offeni Unterhaltig gsi.


offe

From Middle High German offen, from Old High German offan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Cognate with German offen, Dutch open, English open, Icelandic opinn.


schüüch

schüüch (comparative schüücher, superlative schüüchscht)

schüücher (comparative)
schüüchscht (superlative)

From Middle High German schiuch, schūche, from Old High German *skiuh, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh.

Se schöin wie d'Birch im Summerchleid, / Se schüüch wie 's Wülchli ob dr Weid.

As fair as the birch in its summer garb, as shy as the cloudlet over the lea.


aaschtändig

aaschtändig (comparative aaschtändiger, superlative aaschtändigscht)

aaschtändiger (comparative)
aaschtändigscht (superlative)

/ˈɑːʃtændiɡ/

From Aaschtand + -ig. Compare German anständig.

1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
Hm, so lang si sich aaschtändig uffürid.
Hmm. As long as they behave themselves.


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.

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

Helmut, gisch du bitte di wiise Serviette?


nöi

nöi (comparative nöier, superlative nöischt)

nöier (comparative)
nöischt (superlative)
nöii (accusative masculine nominative weak)
nöii (accusative feminine nominative weak)
nöii (accusative neuter nominative weak)
nöie (accusative nominative plural weak)
nöie (dative masculine weak)
nöie (dative feminine weak)
nöie (dative neuter weak)
nöie (dative plural weak)
nöie (accusative masculine nominative strong)
nöii (accusative feminine nominative strong)
nöis (accusative neuter nominative strong)
nöii (accusative nominative plural strong)
nöie (dative masculine strong)
nöie (dative feminine strong)
nöie (dative neuter strong)
nöie (dative plural strong)

From Old High German niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz. Compare German neu, Dutch Low Saxon nij, Dutch nieuw, Saterland Frisian näi, English new, Icelandic nýr, Swedish ny, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis).


èèrnscht

Transferred from the noun Èèrnscht (“seriousness”) after the Middle High German period. Ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz. Cognate with German ernst, English earnest.

Das wird nit so ärnscht si.


schwiizerisch

/ˈʃʋit͡sərɪʃ/

Er isch schwiizerisch


liachtaschtänerisch

Ich bi liachtaschtänerisch.


urig

Adjectival formation from ur (adverb) + -ig. Suggested as the etymology of the toponym Uri (which in folk etymology is derived from Ur (“aurochs”)). Suggested by Wood as cognate with Latin auster (“south wind”), Old High German ustar (“greedy, voracious”) (PIE root *h₂ews-).

cog

wild, tempestuous, raging (of the weather)


määr

From Middle High German mære (“renowned, well-known, marvelous”), from Old High German mārī, from Proto-West Germanic *mārī, from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz. Related to Alemannic German Määrli, German Märchen.

inh

Das tuen-i määr.


spaat

From Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-Germanic *spēdiz. Cognate with German spät, Low German späd, archaic Dutch spade.


müüslistile

From Müüsli + stile. Compare German mäuschenstill, Dutch muisstil.

Müüselistille isch es gsy, wo der Landamme uf d Büni ufe-n-isch.

1966, Georg Thürer, “Im Landsgmei-Ring”, in Rund umme Blattetisch, page 13:

It was as quiet as a mouse when the Landammann came out on the stage.


lösch

From Middle High German and Old High German los (“loose”).


resch

From Middle High German resch, roesch (“lively, fast, nimble, cheerful, active”). Cognate with German resch (“crisp, tart, lively, direct”).


tüütsch

tüütschi (accusative masculine nominative weak)
tüütschi (accusative feminine nominative weak)
tüütschi (accusative neuter nominative weak)
tüütsche (accusative nominative plural weak)
tüütsche (dative masculine weak)
tüütsche (dative feminine weak)
tüütsche (dative neuter weak)
tüütsche (dative plural weak)
tüütsche (accusative masculine nominative strong)
tüütschi (accusative feminine nominative strong)
tüütschs (accusative neuter nominative strong)
tüütschi (accusative nominative plural strong)
tüütsche (dative masculine strong)
tüütsche (dative feminine strong)
tüütsche (dative neuter strong)
tüütsche (dative plural strong)

From Middle High German diut(i)sch, tiu(t)sch, from Old High German diutisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. Cognate with German deutsch, Dutch Diets, German Low German dütsch, West Frisian Tjutsk, Middle English thedisch, Icelandic þýskur, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (þiudisks).

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maeker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

German women aren't supposed to be such bad drivers. I read that recently.

Dütschi Fraue söllid gar nöd so schlächt Auto fare. Hani grad chürzlich gläse.


jòng

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.


oalt

From Old High German alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz. Cognate with German alt, Dutch oud, English old.


choalt

From Old High German kalt, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz. Cognate with German kalt, Dutch koud, English cold, Icelandic kaldur, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (kalds).


woare

From Middle High German warm, from Old High German warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz. Cognate with German warm, Dutch warm, English warm, Icelandic varmur.


ròt

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.


junhs

From Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós.


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.


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.


wälsch

From Middle High German welisc, from Old High German walask, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (“foreign; non-Germanic”). Cognate with Mòcheno balsch (“Italian”), German welsch (“concerning Romance-speaking areas of Switzerland”), Yiddish וועליש (velish, “Vellish (typeface for printed Hebrew)”), Dutch Waals (“Walloon”), English Welsh, French gaulois (“Gaulish”), Old Norse valskr (“Celtic; Roman”), also English Wallachia (“principality in southern Romania”), Latin Volcae (“a Gallic tribal confederation”).

cog

pertaining to the Romance-speaking areas and population of Switzerland


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.

der

(of animal fodder) Containing nutrients that help promote milk production in cows.


presch

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


delekat

From French délicat, from Latin dēlicātus.


plutt

From Middle High German blut, of unknown origin. Cognate with southern German blutt. Plausibly related with Proto-Germanic *blauþuz and/or *blautaz, but the specific form remains unexplained. Borrowing from Middle Low German blôt is highly unlikely.


müglich

From Middle High German müglich, mügelich, from mügen (“may, can”). Equivalent to möge + -lich.


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.


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.


aaber

From Middle High German āber, from Old High German ābar, from Latin aprīcus (“sunny, warmed by the sun”). Alternatively, a derivative of beran (“to bear”), meaning “not bearing (snow)”. Cognate with German aper.


rääss

From Old High German rāzi. Probably related to German rößen (“to rot”), English rot.


leew

From Old High German lāo (“warm”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz (“lukewarm”). Cognate with German lau (“lukewarm”), obsolete English lew (“sunny, warm”), Dutch lauw (“lukewarm”), Icelandic hlýr (“warm”).


zree

(Uri) stiff, rigid, especially when a symptom of fatigue


eerig

Eer + -ig. First element from Old High German ēr (“ore; brass”), from Proto-Germanic *aiz (“copper, bronze; ore”), from Proto-Indo-European *áyos (“a metal, copper, bronze”). Compare Italian rameico, Spanish alámbrico.


gruuss

From Old High German grōz (“great”), from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“coarse, crude; big, large”). Compare German groß, Dutch groot, West Frisian grut, English great.


gehöörig

From Middle High German gehœrec, from Old High German gahōrig (“obedient”). Associated with hööre (“to belong; to be proper”) since the 15th century. Cognate with German gehörig.


tüüf

From Old High German tiuf, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz.


trüüw

From Middle High German triuwe, from Old High German triuwi (“true”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz (“true, faithful”). Cognate with German treu, Dutch trouw, Saterland Frisian trjou, English true, Icelandic tryggur, Swedish trygg, Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (triggws).


jäukig

From Middle High German jöuchen. Related to jage (“to hunt”).


gebüesmet

(Uri, especially of livestock) afflicted with a hernia


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.


winterlüem

Winter + lüem (from Middle High German lüeme)

(Uri) Only feeling slightly chilly, as a result of being pampered by staying in a warm stable.


rüewig

From Middle High German rouwic. Equivalent to Ruew + -ig. Cognate with Luxembourgish roueg, German ruhig. More at Ruew.


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.


lüüffig

From Late Middle High German löufec (“feasible; common; proficient”). Cognate with German läufig (“in heat”).


stotzig

From Middle High German stotzig (“steep”), from stotz, stotze, variants of stutz, stutze, from stutzen, intensive form of stōʒen, from Old High German stōʒan, from Proto-Germanic *stautaną. Cognate with German stotzig.


schmaal

From Old High German smal (“small”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz. Cognate with German schmal, Low German small, Dutch smal, Saterland Frisian smäl, English small.


mutz

Perhaps related to German Mutz (“animal with cut-off tail”), which is from Middle Low German mutten (“to cut short, trim; stop short”).


tschäferig

Tschäfer (“slate”) + -ig (“y”). Compare German schieferig.


nüüw

From Old High German niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz. Compare German neu, Dutch Low Saxon nij, Dutch nieuw, Saterland Frisian näi, English new, Icelandic nýr, Swedish ny, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis).


schatmig

From late Middle High German schatic. Equivalent to Schatte (“shadow”) + -ig. Cognate with German schattig; compare Saterland Frisian skaadich, English shady. Sound change from [t] ⟨t⟩ to [pm] ⟨tm⟩ is regular.


schlësem

Compare schlësme (“to undergo rounding”)

(Uri, of snowflakes) rounded; having undergone rounding


scharpf

From Middle High German scharpf, from Old High German scarf. Cognate with German scharf, Dutch scherp, English sharp, Swedish skarp.


woarm

From Middle High German warm, from Old High German warm, from Proto-Germanic *warmaz. Cognate with German warm, Dutch warm, English warm, Icelandic varmur.


rüüdig

From Middle High German riudec, rūdec, from Old High German rūdig (“mangy”); cognate with German räudig. Compare semantic development with German sehr (“very”), from Old High German sēr (“sore; painful”).


vercheert

I ha mini Schue vercheert aagleit.

Du häsch s Tiischi vercheert ume aagleit.

Alles isch verchehrt gsii.

2009, Andreas Neeser, No alles gliich wie morn:


massehaft

From Masse + -haft. Compare German massenhaft.

Dr Leerer het üs wider massehaft Uufzgi uufgee.

The teacher has given us lots of homework again.


gruusig

head

gruusig (comparative gruusiger, superlative am gruusigschte)

gruusiger (comparative)
am gruusigschte (superlative)

Cognate and false friend with German grausig.


grusig

grusig (comparative grusiger, superlative am grusigschte)

grusiger (comparative)
am grusigschte (superlative)

Me cha däm Horror säge oder Schweinerei und die grusigschte Wort bruche wo me kennt us de Lintüecher im Puff: dr Dichter cha Affigs mache was är wott, so öppis chunnt i sine Schrifte nie vor.

1981, Drehpunkt, volume 13, number 50 - v. 14, Lenos, →OCLC, page 9:

One can call that horror or disgrace and use the nastiest words that one knows from the bedlinen in the brothel: the poet can do extravagant things as he pleases, something like this never occurs in his writings.

„Nei“, antwortete ich, „das isch eigentlich ganz guet! Dä Anke isch viel grusiger.“¹²
„Bisch du doof, du muesch halt Piinatbötter statt Butter ässe!“¹³“
“I ha dä Änglisch Piinatbötter nöd gärn. Dä isch no viel grusiger als de Porridge.“¹⁴

2021 May 20, Leela Goldmund, Insektenpech: Ein junges Mädchen tauscht Erleuchtung gegen Leben (in German), BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 35:

„No“, I reploed, „this is actually quite good! The butter is a lot more disgusting.“¹²
„Are you stupid, you just have to eat peanut butter instead of butter!“¹³“
“I don't like the English peanut butter. It is even a lot more disgusting than the Porridge.“¹⁴


gliich

From Middle High German glīch. Cognate with German gleich.

Will beid die schaffusischi Galauniform traage, wo bis uf e Fäderebusch genau gliich isch wie die vo de Franzoose, wäärde beid i ds Visier gnoo u erschosse.

2012, Hans Stalder, Bäärnerplatte & Dichterwii: Ein Roman in Mundart, Weber AG Verlag, →ISBN, →OCLC:

Because both wear the Schaffhausen gala uniform that is, apart from the hackle, exactly the same as the one of the French, both are taken into the sights and shot.

equal (being different entities that are equivalent in all (relevant) regards)

öpperem gliich sii

to be unimportant to someone (literally, “to be the same to someone”)

Isch mer gliich!

Isch doch gliich!

(colloquial, predicative) unimportant (to the speaker)


bitzli

Es bitzli Ferie.