gelengge

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German gelingen, from Old High German gilingan, a prefixed form of lingan, from Proto-West Germanic *lingwan. Cognate to German gelingen (“to succeed”).

Verb

gelengge

1. (Uri) to obtain, acquire

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 59.