verlëchne

Alemannic German

Etymology

ver- +‎ lëchne. Compare obsolete German verlechen (“to be cracked because of dehydration and heat”).

Verb

verlëchne

1. (Uri, of wooden containers) To leak as a result of the wood being dehydrated, therefore being unable to reseal and hold the liquid inside.

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 17.