Cheer

See also: cheer and çheer

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German kēr(e), Old High German kēr(a), a back-formation of kēran (“to turn”), further etymology unknown. Cognate with German Kehre (“U-turn”).

Noun

Cheer m

1. (Uri) A bend in a road.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 56.