Fiire

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German virne, from Old High German firni, from Proto-Germanic *fernaz (“previous; recent”). Doublet of fëret (“last year”).

Noun

Fiire m

1. (Urseren) firn (a type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 34.