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

1. (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.