Raffle
See also: raffle
Alemannic German edit
Noun edit
Raffle f
- (Uri) A wooden rattle that is rung as a substitute for churchbells during Holy Week. In Roman Catholicism, bells are traditionally not rung from after the singing of Gloria in excelsis Deo on Maundy Thursday until Easter Sunday.
References edit
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 63.