freuwe

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German vröuwen, from Old High German frewan, from frao, frō (“glad”), from Proto-Germanic *frawaz (“happy, energetic”). Cognate with German freuen, Luxembourgish freeën. See German froh for more.

Verb

freuwe

1. (Uri) to be happy

References

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