Heidëchsli

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Heidenëchsli

Etymology

From Heidëchs +‎ -li (“diminutive suffix”). Heidëchs from Middle High German eidëhse, from Old High German egidehsa.

Noun

Heidëchsli n

(Uri) lizard

References

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

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