rot

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.


grün

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.


rout

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-West Germanic *raud.
Cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.


Mond

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Cognate with German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).


sunna

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā (“sun”).


wiss

From Old High German wīz, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīt, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Cognate with German weiß, Dutch wit, English white, Icelandic hvítur.

(Gressoney, Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti, Formazza) white


sunnu

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.


bruun

head

bruun (comparative bruuner, superlative bruunschte)

bruuner (comparative)
bruunschte (superlative)

From Middle High German brūn, from Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.


Bruun

From Middle High German and Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.


Füür

From Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, fuïr, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Cognate with German Feuer, Dutch vuur, English fire, Swedish fyr.


Grüüsch

From Middle High German geriusche, from riuschen, rūschen (“to make noise”), from Old High German *rūskōn, from Proto-Germanic *rūskōną. Cognate with German Geräusch, also English rush.


wiiss

wiiss (comparative wiisser, superlative wiissischt)

wiisser (comparative)
wiissischt (superlative)

From Old High German wīz, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Cognate with German weiß, Dutch wit, English white, Icelandic hvítur.

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

Helmut, can you pass me the white napkins, please?

Helmut, gisch du bitte di wiise Serviette?


chrääe

chrääe (third-person singular simple present chräät, past participle gchrääet, auxiliary haa)

chräät (present singular third-person)
gchrääet (participle past)
haa (auxiliary)

From Middle High German kræ(je)n, from Old High German krāen, ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognate with German krähen.


brüele

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

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

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.


manòd

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Compare German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).


ŝchunnà

(Rimella and Campello Monti) sun, the Sun


geriénts

From Middle High German grüene, frmo Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.


gréén

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.
Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.


blaaw

From Old High German blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz. Cognate with Dutch blauw, English blow (“blue”), German blau, Icelandic blár, West Frisian blau.


graaw

From Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-West Germanic *grāu. Cognate with Dutch grauw, English gray, German grau, Icelandic grár.


grüen

From Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.


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.


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.


joole

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


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.


azünte

a- + zünte. Compare German anzünden, Old English ontendan, Swedish antända.


Fachele

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


hüüwle

From Old High German hiuwilōn, from Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną. Cognate with German heulen, Dutch huilen, English howl.


Stili

From Middle High German stille, from Old High German stillī (“stillness”), from stilli (“still”) + -ī. Equivalent to Stil + -i. Cognate with German Stille.


Glogg

head

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.


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.


Lantärne

From Italian lanterna, from Latin lanterna, from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr).


Chlapf

Chlapf m (plural Chläpf, diminutive Chläpfli)

→ German: Chlapf

From Middle High German klapf. Cognate with German Klapf.

en Chlapf tue (impersonal conjugation)

of a clap, to be audible (literally, “to do a clap”)

Es hät en luute Chlapf tue.

(Switzerland, informal) clap (any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound)