teier

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German tiur, tiure, tūr, tūre, tūwer, from Old High German tiuri, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Cognates include German teuer, Yiddish טײַער (tayer), Dutch duur, English dear, Old Norse dýrr.

Pronunciation

Adjective

teier (comparative teirer, superlative teierstn)

  1. dear, precious
  2. expensive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

teier

  1. present of teia