Giir

See also: gir, gír, gîr, gĩr, ɣir, and gi'r

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German gīr, from giri (“greedy”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gernaz (“eager, willing”). Cognate to German Geier (“vulture”), German gern (“willingly”), English yearn (“desire strongly”), Dutch gaarne (“with pleasure”), Icelandic gjarn (“willing”).

Noun

Giir m

1. (Uri) vulture

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24.