khòrn

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Cimbrian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German korn, from Old High German korn, from Proto-West Germanic *korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną (corn, grain, cereal), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (grain). Cognate with German Korn, English corn.

Noun[edit]

khòrn n (plural khôrndardiminutive khôrnle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) grain
    lèzanten au de khôrndarcollecting the grains
    Memme khòrn machetzich pròat.You can make bread with grain.

Further reading[edit]

  • “khòrn” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo