joole

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German jōlen (“to sing loudly and joyfully, to bellow, to exclaim jo!”). Cognate with German johlen.

Verb

joole

  1. (Uri) to yodel

References
  • “joole” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 60.
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