Nüere
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German muor, from Old High German muor, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz (“moor”). Cognate with Dutch moer (“morass, marsh, peat”), English moor.
Noun
Nüere f
- (Uri) cesspool (underground pit for sewage)
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 30.