ubercha

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• bercha

Etymology

From Middle High German überkommen, from Old High German ubarqueman. Equivalent to uber- +‎ cho. Cognate with German überkommen; compare Low German överkamen, Dutch overkomen, English overcome.

Verb

ubercha

1. (Uri) to overcome, overwhelm

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 42.