Faane

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German vane, from Old High German fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth, banner, flag”). Compare German Fahne, German Low German Fahn, English vane, Icelandic faní, Swedish fana.

Noun

Faane m (plural Fä̂ne)

(Uri) flag

References

Abegg, Emil (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 35.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.