brüele

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German brüelen, ultimately imitative. Cognate with German brüllen. Other languages that share the same verb and also use it for "to cry" are Hunsrik brille and Central Franconian brille.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈbryələ/

Verb

brüele (third-person singular simple present brüelet, past participle prüelet, auxiliary haa)

1. to roar, to shout
2. to bawl, cry

References

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