Weri
See also: weri
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German werī, from Proto-Germanic *warīniz (“defense”). Cognate with German Wehr, Dutch weer, Icelandic vörn.
Noun
Weri f
- (Uri) defense, resistance
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 34.