Schnuer

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German snur, from Old High German snura, from Proto-Germanic *snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós. Cognate with German Schnur, Dutch snoer, Crimean Gothic schnos.

Noun

Schnuer f

(Uri) daughter-in-law (son's wife)

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 19.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃnuːɐ/

Noun

Schnuer f (plural Schnire, diminutive Schnierche)

cord, string

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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