zetern
to express dissatisfaction; to nag; to scold.
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
zättere
Basel-Landschaft
zettere
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtseː.tɐn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German zēter, originally an interjection to ask for help when being robbed or attacked which, per Törnquist, comes from ze æhte her.
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