Zeine
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German zeine, from Old High German zeina, zeinna, from Proto-Germanic *tainijǭ. Cognate with German Zaine, Saterland Frisian Täine, Icelandic teinur, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐍉 (tainjō).
Noun
Zeine f
- (Uri) basket
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 67.