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

1. (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.