Streuwi

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German strewe, ströu, ströuwe, from streuwen, ströuwen, strouwen (“to strew, scatter”), from Old High German strewen, strouwen, from Proto-Germanic *strawjaną. Cognate with German Streu.

Noun

Streuwi f

1. (Uri) litter (bedding for animals)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 29.