Chile

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Chile f (plural Chilene, diminutive Chileli)

1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Hey, what's the name of the pizzeria in Lecce, behind the church?

Si, wi haist jetzt au no di Pizzeria in Lecce, hinder de Chile?

(Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Lucerne, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Uri, Zug, St Gallen (Amden), Zürich) Alternative form of Chirche


hus

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, German Low German Huus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


su

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz. Cognate with German Sohn, Dutch zoon, English son, Icelandic sonur.


ma

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.


Hag

From Middle High German hac, from Old High German hag, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō. Cognate with German Hag.


Maa

Maa m (plural Mane or Manne, diminutive Maali or Mändli)

Mane (plural)
Manne (plural)
Maali (diminutive)
Mändli (diminutive)

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).


Mann

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.
Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).


Nazi

Der Bossel vom Fischkal, der Nazi, het mer's gstekt, / Un noch zwai Beddelvögt.

1816, Johann Georg Daniel Arnold, Der Pfingstmontag: Lustspiel in Straßburger Mundart:

(uncommon after the mid-1900s) a diminutive of the male given name Ignaz, from Latin


Heer

From Middle High German herre, from Old High German hērro (“master”), comparative of hēr (“gray-haired, old; noble, venerable”), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“gray; aged, old, distinguished”).
Cognate with German Herr (“Mr.; gentleman; master; Lord”), Dutch heer (“lord, master; gentleman”), English hoar (“greyish-white; antiquity”), Scottish Gaelic ciar (“swarthy, dark; gloomy, depressed”).


Bett

From Middle High German bet, bette, from Old High German betti, from Proto-Germanic *badją. Cognate with German Bett, Dutch bed, English bed, Swedish bädd, Icelandic beður.


Laube

From Middle High German loube, from Old High German louba, from Proto-West Germanic *laubijā.


nomu

From Old High German namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô. Cognate with German Name, Dutch naam, English name, Icelandic nafn.


Löffel

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Löffel m (plural Löffel, diminutive Löffeli)

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”). Cognate with German Löffel, Dutch lepel, Plautdietsch Läpel.


attu

From Old High German atto, from Proto-Germanic *attô. Cognate with Dutch ette, West Frisian heit, Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), also Latin atta.

(Issime, Carcoforo, Formazza) father, dad


Gesetz

From Middle High German gesetze, gesetzede, from Old High German gisezzida (“fixing, determination, assessment”), from sezzen (“to make sit, set, put”), from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan (“to set, put down”).


Hell

From Middle High German helle, from Old High German hellia, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju. Cognate with German Hölle, Dutch hel, English hell, Icelandic hel.


Haag

From Middle High German hac, from Old High German hag (“fence; wall, dam”), from Proto-West Germanic *hagō.


hous

From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


Moloch

Frau: Soll ich myn arme Bueb dem Moloch Mammon opfere?

(Can we date this quote?), W. F. Niedermann, edited by O. Sutermeister, Zwei einaktigi Lustspiel. Liecht ufz'füehre i Verein und Familie (Sammlung deutsch-schweizerischer Mundart-Literatur: Aus dem Kanton Zürich. Siebentes Heft), Orell Füßli, →OCLC, Terzett mit Hindernisse. Lustspielszene, page 11:

Wife: Should I sacrifice my poor boy to the Moloch Mammon?

43 Nääi, iir händ im Moloch sy Zälthäiligdum und s Stäärnbild vom Gott Räfan mitgfiert. Sottigi Götzebilder händ iir öich gmacht, as er sy könned aabätte. Wägedämm wiird yych öich in d Verbannig fiere — no vyyl wyter als nach Babylon.›

2018 February 1, Jürg Meier ["uf Baaseldütsch überdräit und uusegää vom Jürg Meier"], “In dr Wieschti duet s Volgg nid foolge”, in S Wiirgge vo den Aboschdle, brichted vom Lukas (Dasch dr Hammer!: S nöie Teschdamänt uf Baaseldütsch; 3), BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 41:

43 No, you have carried along Moloch's tent sanctuary and the star sign of the God Remphan. Such graven images have you made for yourselves, so that you can praise them. Therefore, I will lead you into exile — even much farther than to Babylon.›


Määri

From Middle High German mære, from Old High German māri, from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz. Cognate with German Mär (“fairytale”), obsolete English mere (“famous”), Icelandic mærð (“flattery, praise”), Irish mór (“big, great”).


bruder

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.


Athene

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Hüs

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


Mànn

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.
Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).


Fràui

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, a feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”) Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (“master, judge”). Cognate with German Frau, Dutch vrouwe, West Frisian frou, Icelandic freyja.

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Fròi

Logelheim [Logelnheim]; Colmar, Durrenentzen [Dürrenenzen], Wintzenheim [Winzenheim]


bröder

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder.
Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.


möter

From Old High German muatar, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr. Cognate with German Mutter, Dutch moeder, English mother, Icelandic móðir.


Badi

open-air swimming area at a lakeside etc.; lido


Ee

From Old High German ēwa, from Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ, *aiwaz (“law, custom”). Cognate with German Ehe, Dutch eeuw (“century”), Icelandic æ (“always”).

1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Tell me, doctor, do you have a happy marriage?

Säged Si, Her Dokchter, Si füred doch ä glükchlichi E-e?


Huus

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Huus n (plural Hüüser, diminutive Hüüsli)

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


lére

From Old High German lēren, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną (“to teach”). Cognate with Luxembourgish léieren, Dutch leren, English lear.


Chuchi

Chuchi f (plural Chuchene, diminutive Chucheli or Chücheli)

Chuchene (plural)
Chucheli (diminutive)
Chücheli (diminutive)

From Old High German chuhhina, from Proto-West Germanic *kukinā, from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.

I believe I'll take it back into the kitchen.

Ich glaub, ich treg es nomol use i d’Chuchi.


Chilche

Chilche f (plural Chilchene or Chilche, diminutive Chilcheli)

Chilchene (plural)
Chilche (plural)
Chilcheli (diminutive)

(Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Grisons, Nidwalden, St. Gallen, Tessin, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Valais, Zurich (Weinland)) Alternative form of Chirche


Chaschte

Chaschte m (plural Chäschte, diminutive Chäschtli)

Chäschte (plural)
Chäschtli (diminutive)

From Middle High German kaste, from Old High German kasto (“box, case”), from Proto-West Germanic *kastō (“vessel, vat”). Cognate with German Kasten, Dutch kast, English castenere.


Bueb

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Bueb m (plural Buebe, diminutive Buebli or Büebli)

Buebe (plural)
Buebli (diminutive)
Büebli (diminutive)

From Middle High German buobe, from Old High German Buobo, a male given name from *buobo, from Proto-Germanic *bō-, a stem meaning "father, brother, close male relation". Cognate with German Bube (“(naughty) boy”), Dutch boef (“rascal, thief”), Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”), English babe (“baby”) and boy (“knave, boy”), Icelandic bófi (“bandit”).


Maitli

From Middle High German meidelīn, from mait (“girl, maid”) + -līn (“diminutive suffix”). Equivalent to Maid + -li.


Beiz

Beiz f (plural Beize, diminutive Beizli)

Rotwelsch, from Yiddish בית (beys, “house”), itself from Hebrew בַּיִת (báyit). Cognate with German Beiz.


Brugg

Brugg f (plural Brugge, diminutive Brüggli)

From Old High German brugga, brucca from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Cognate with German Brücke, Dutch brug, English bridge, Icelandic bryggja.


Schtube

From Middle High German stube, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

They're waiting in the living room, let's get moving…


Huusfrau

From Middle High German hūsvrou(we), equivalent to Huus + Frau. Cognate with German Hausfrau. Compare Dutch huisvrouw, English housewife, Icelandic húsfrú.

That way you can also prove to him that you're a perfect housewife.

So chasch em au bewiise, das du e perfäkchti Huusfrau bisch.


Zine

From Middle High German zinne, from Old High German zinna, from Proto-Germanic *tindijǭ, from *tindaz. Cognate with German Zinne.


Vatter

Vatter m (genitive Vatters, plural Vättere)

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, Plautdietsch Voda, West Frisian faar, English father, Icelandic faðir, Swedish far.

So, das säge n'i am Vatter.


Schnägg

Schnägg m (plural Schnägge, diminutive Schnäggli)

Schnägge (plural)
Schnäggli (diminutive)

From Middle High German snegge, from Old High German sneggo, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô. Cognate with Plautdietsch Schnigj, English snig.


Pfane

Pfane f (plural Pfane, diminutive Pfändli)

From Middle High German pfanne, from Old High German phanna, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ, from Late Latin panna, from Latin patina (“bowl, platter”). Cognate with German Pfanne, Dutch pan, English pan, Icelandic panna.


Gspuusi

From g- + early Italian sposa. Cognate with German Gspusi (“romantic relationship; lover”).

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Derwüle dr Maa d «Frybùrgera» dǜrpletteret ù drin ùmma gschnauset het, het ds Gspuusi bim Gschǜǜrabwäsche ù bim ds Gschüür i Chachùbouch yyruume — z heller Stǜmm ds Liedli gsùnge […]

1989, Alfons Jungo, Mys Rollimoos, mys Seiselann, page 20:


Bruut

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Bruut f (plural Brüüt, diminutive Brüütli)

From Old High German brūt, from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz. Cognate with German Braut, Dutch bruid, English bride, Icelandic brúður.


Brüeder

Brüeder m (plural Brüeder or Brüedere, diminutive Brüederli)

Brüeder (plural)
Brüedere (plural)
Brüederli (diminutive)

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.

Coordinate term: Schwöschter


Gable

From Middle High German gabele, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu.


Chääsmässer

Chääs (“cheese”) + Mässer (“knife”). Compare German Käsemesser.


Muur

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Latin mūrus. Cognate with German Mauer, Dutch muur, English mure, Faroese múrur, also French mur, Portuguese muro, Italian muro, Romanian mur.

wall (especially when stone or otherwise solid and exterior)


Fasnacht

From Middle High German vastnaht, equivalent to fas + Nacht. Cognate with German Fastnacht.

carnival (festival held just before the beginning of Lent)


Naame

From Old High German namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô. Cognate with German Name, Dutch naam, English name, Icelandic nafn.


attò

From Middle High German atte, from Old High German atto. Cognate with Dutch ette, West Frisian heit, Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), also Latin atta.


techter

From Middle High German tohter, from Old High German tohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr. Cognate with German Tochter, Dutch dochter, English daughter, Icelandic dóttir.

(Gressoney, Carcoforo, Formazza) daughter


bueb

From Middle High German buobe (“knave”), from Old High German Buobo, a male given name from *buobo, from Proto-Germanic *bō-, a stem meaning "father, brother, close male relation". Cognate with German Bube (“(naughty) boy”), Dutch boef (“rascal, thief”), Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”), English babe (“baby”) and boy (“knave, boy”), Icelandic bófi (“bandit”).


schuel

From Old High German scuola, from Latin schola.


leernen

From Middle High German lernen, from Old High German lernēn, lirnēn, from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnēn.
Compare German lernen, English learn, Dutch leren.


muater

From Old High German muatar, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr. Cognate with German Mutter, Dutch moeder, English mother, Icelandic móðir.


ŝchu

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz. Cognate with German Sohn, Dutch zoon, English son, Icelandic sonur.

(Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti) son


àttu

From Old High German atto, from Proto-Germanic *attô. Cognate with Dutch ette, West Frisian heit, Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), also Latin atta.

(Rimella and Campello Monti) father, dad


hüüsch

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


vàtter

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, Plautdietsch Voda, West Frisian faar, English father, Icelandic faðir, Swedish far.


lerä

From Old High German lēren, from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną (“to teach”). Cognate with Luxembourgish léieren, Dutch leren, English lear.


lérne

From Middle High German lernen, from Old High German lernēn, lirnēn, from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnēn. Compare German lernen, English learn, Dutch leren.


schweschter

From Old High German swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr. Cognate with German Schwester, Dutch zuster, English sister, Icelandic systir.


Fättere

From Latin fractura (“fracture, fragment”), or from an equivalent Vulgar Latin form.


Herbrig

From Old High German heriberga, from Proto-West Germanic *harjabergu.


Chlegti

chlaage (“to complain”) + -ti. Compare German Klage.


Efangeli

From Late Latin ēvangelium (“good news; Gospel”), from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion).

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(Uri) the Gospel (first section of the New Testament)


Schnuer

From Middle High German snur, from Old High German snura, from Proto-Germanic *snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European *snusós. Cognate with German Schnur, Dutch snoer, Crimean Gothic schnos.


Künig

From Old High German kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, beget, give birth”). Cognate with German König, Plautdietsch Kjennich, Saterland Frisian Köönich, Dutch koning, English king, and Norwegian konge.


Chromme

(Uri) A shed for small domesticated animals.


Sekreet

From Latin sēcrētum, nominative neuter singular of sēcrētus (“separated, hidden”). Compare Serbo-Croatian šekret.


Geschwiie

From Middle High German geswīe. Compare German Schwägerin.


Tüüfel

From Old High German tiufal (“devil”), in turn borrowed from Latin diabolus (“devil”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer; the Devil”), from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō, “slander”). Cognate with German Teufel, Dutch duivel, English devil, Icelandic djöfull.


Meitli

From Middle High German meidelīn, from mait (“girl, maid”) + -līn (“diminutive suffix”).


Müli

From Old High German mulin, from Late Latin molīna, from Latin mola (“millstone, mill”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Cognate with German Mühle.


Obertili

ober (“upper”) + Tili (“part”). Compare German Oberteil.


Pfeister

From Old High German fenstar, from Latin fenestra, probably of Etruscan origin. Cognate with German Fenster.


Taafele

From Middle High German tavel, tavele, from Old High German tavala, borrowed from Latin tabula (“tablet; board; painting”). Cognate with German Tafel (“table; board”).


Bëtti

Bet (“prayer”) + -i. Compare English bead for meaning development.


Vësper

From Middle High German vesper, from Old High German vespera, from Latin vespera, from vesper (“evening; supper”), from Proto-Indo-European *wek(ʷ)speros (“evening”). Compare English vespers (“sixth canonical hour”), Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos, “evening”), Old Armenian գիշեր (gišer, “night”), Lithuanian vãkaras (“evening”), German West (“west”).

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(Uri, Christianity) Vespers (an afternoon Mass or service)


Tole

(Uri) A small window on the wall of a haybarn.


Guege

From Middle High German gīge, from Old High German gīga, from Proto-Germanic *gīganą (“to move, wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-, *gʰeygʰ- (“to yawn, gape, long for, desire”). Cognate with German Geige.


Galge

From Old High German galgo, from Proto-Germanic *galgô (“rod; beam; gallows”). Cognate with German Galgen, Plautdietsch Gaulj, Dutch galg, English gallow, Icelandic gálgi, Swedish galge, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌰 (galga).

inh

The part of a bell from which the clapper hangs.


joole

From Middle High German jōlen (“to sing loudly and joyfully, to bellow, to exclaim jo!”). Cognate with German johlen.


Pfulme

From Middle High German pfülwe, pfulwe, from Old High German pfuluwī, from Proto-West Germanic *pulwī, from Latin pulvīnus.


Raffle

(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.


verware

From late Middle High German verwarn. Equivalent to ver- + ware. Cognate with German verwahren.

Anointing of the Sick
Anointing of the Sick

(Uri) to perform the Anointing of the Sick


Angster

(Uri) A small coin of undetermined value.


Äni

From Middle High German ane, from Old High German ano, from Proto-Germanic *anô. Cognate with German Ahne.


Chrisam

From Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma).


Fare

From Old High German pfarrāri, from pfarra (“parish”), probably from Late Latin parochia. Cognate with German Pfarrer.


Schwëcherfatter

schwëcher- + Fatter. Compare German Schwiegervater.


Fatter

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater.
Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, Plautdietsch Voda, West Frisian faar, English father, Icelandic faðir, Swedish far.


Fëgfüür

From Middle High German vegeviur, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin īgnis pūrgātōrius or īgnis pūrgātiōnis (“cleansing fire”). Analysable as fëge (“to polish, clean”) + Füür (“fire”). Cognate with German Fegefeuer.


Gedäächtnis

From Middle High German gedæhtnisse, from Old High German githēhtnissi (“thoughts (about something)”). Equivalent to gedaacht (“past participle of denke (“to think”)”) + -nis (“ness”). Cognate with German Gedächtnis, Luxembourgish Gediechtnes.

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past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="gsw">denke</i> (“to think”)


Glogg

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Glogg f (plural Glogge, diminutive Glöggli)

From Middle High German glocke, from Old High German glocca, klocca, from Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”). Cognate with German Glocke, English clock.


Chupple

Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Latin cupula (“little tub”); from cupa, cuppa (“cup”); named for its resemblance to a cup turned over.


Chlooschter

From Old High German klōstar, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *clostrum, Medieval Latin claustrum. Cognate with German Kloster.

Waa wär Muri oni Chlooschter? / Dänk es Doorf wie anderi au!

1987, Hans Schärer, ‘Oises Chlooschter’, Chrüütli us em Chlooschter-Gaarte:

What would Muri be without its abbey? Just a town like any other!


Fäischter

Fäischter n (plural Fäischter, diminutive Fäischterli)

Fäischter (plural)
Fäischterli (diminutive)

From Middle High German venster, from Old High German fenstar, from Latin fenestra, probably of Etruscan origin. Cognate with German Fenster.

S Fäischter isch no offe gsii.

2009, Andreas Neeser, No alles gliich wie morn, page 11:


Oorgele

Oorgele f (plural Oorgele, diminutive Öörgeli)

From Middle High German orgel, from Old High German orgela, from Ecclesiastical Latin organa, nominative plural of organum. Cognate with German Orgel.


Militäär

From French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris.


Samichlaus

Samichlaus m (plural Samichlois, diminutive Samichloisli)

Samichlois (plural)
Samichloisli (diminutive)

Saint Nicholas; Father Christmas (UK), Santa Claus


Chirche

Chirche f (plural Chirchene or Chirche, diminutive Chirchli)

Chirchene (plural)
Chirche (plural)
Chirchli (diminutive)

From Middle High German kirche, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā.

Aber mi dünkt, mängisch sige üsi Chirchene wie nes Museum. […] Üsi Chirchene es Museum, wo mir Jesus ufbewahre: zum Bispil a dr Kanzel hets es Chrüz, es Symbol für Jesus.

1979, Zeitschrift für Kultur und Politik und Kirche, volume 28, Evangelische-kirchliche Vereinigung in der Schweiz, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 639:

But I have the impression, sometimes our churches are like a museum. […] Our churches a museum where we preserve Jesus: for example at the pulpit there's a cross, a symbol for Jesus.

Chille

Lucerne, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Uri, Zug, St Gallen (Amden)