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

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