Swiss

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 107

swis, adj. of or belonging to Switzerland .— n. a native of Switzerland: the language of Switzerland: a High German patois, spoken in fifteen of the cantons.— n. Swit′zer , a native of Switzerland: one of a hired bodyguard of a king or pope.— Swi Guards , a celebrated corps or regiment of Swi mercenaries in the French army of the old régime, constituted 'Gardes' by royal decree in 1616.