Schwalme

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German swalwe, from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognates include German Schwalbe, Dutch zwaluw, English swallow, Swedish svala.

Noun

Schwalme f

1. (Uri) swallow (bird)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 61.