schmirre

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German smirwen, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną. Cognate to German schmieren, Dutch smeren, English smear, Icelandic smyrja, Danish smøre.

Verb

schmirre

1. (Uri) to smear

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 61.