Hächle

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German hachele, hechele, from Old High German hachale, from Proto-Germanic *hakulǭ. Cognate with German Hechel, Dutch hekel, English hackle.

Noun

Hächle f

1. (Uri) hackle, hatchel (tool for threshing flax)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 15.