weigge

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German weigen, from Old High German wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move, carry; to weigh”). Cognate with German wägen, Dutch wegen, English weigh, Icelandic vega.

Verb

weigge

1. (Uri, reflexive) to move, stir

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.