ghéel
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- gel (Luserna)
Etymology
From Middle High German gël, from Old High German gelo, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz (“yellow”). Cognate with German gelb, English yellow.
Adjective
ghéel
- (Sette Comuni) yellow
- Ar hat an mostàtz ghéel bìa an sbamm.
- He has a yellow face, like a mushroom.
References
- “ghéel” 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