Fachele

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German faccala, from Latin facula. Cognate with German Fackel.

Noun

Fachele f

1. (Uri) torch

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 44.