Gedäächtnis

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German gedæhtnisse, from Old High German githēhtnissi (“thoughts (about something)”). Equivalent to gedaacht (“past participle of denke (“to think”)”) +‎ -nis (“ness”). Cognate with German Gedächtnis, Luxembourgish Gediechtnes.

Noun

Gedäächtnis n

1. (Uri) memory
2. (Uri, Christianity) remembrance

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 74.