Trüegle

Alemannic German

Etymology

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

Noun

Trüegle f

(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.

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