Wulche

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-Germanic *wulkaną. Cognate to German Wolke, Dutch wolk, English welkin.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈvulxə/

Noun

Wulche f (plural Wulche, diminutive Wülchli)

1. cloud
   • 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ’s Heiwili:

     Se schöin wie d'Birch im Summerchleid, / Se schüüch wie 's Wülchli ob dr Weid.

     As fair as the birch in its summer garb, as shy as the cloudlet over the lea.