Trüegle

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Latin trochlea, from Ancient Greek τροχιλεία (trokhileía, “pulley”).

Noun

Trüegle f

1. (Uri) A small piece of wood with a hole drilled through, through which a hay rope is pulled.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 30.