trüüw

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German triuwe, from Old High German triuwi (“true”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz (“true, faithful”). Cognate with German treu, Dutch trouw, Saterland Frisian trjou, English true, Icelandic tryggur, Swedish trygg, Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (triggws).

Adjective

trüüw

(Uri) loyal, true

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 27.

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