Nüere

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German muor, from Old High German muor, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz (“moor”). Cognate with Dutch moer (“morass, marsh, peat”), English moor.

Noun

Nüere f

1. (Uri) cesspool (underground pit for sewage)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 30.