khlòkhan

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German klocken, from Old High German chlocchōn, clockōn. Cognate with obsolete German klocken (“to throb”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb[edit]

khlòkhan

  1. (Sette Comuni) to throb (with infection)
    Dar bìngar gastòchet bomme dòrne khlòkhamar.
    My finger, which was stung by a thorn, throbs.

Further reading[edit]

  • “khlòkhan” 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
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