freuwe
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German vröuwen, from Old High German frewan, from frao, frō (“glad”), from Proto-Germanic *frawaz (“happy, energetic”). Cognate with German freuen, Luxembourgish freeën. See German froh for more.
Verb
freuwe
- (Uri) to be happy
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 29.