ghéersta
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German gerste, from Old High German gersta, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu, from Proto-Germanic *gerstō (“barley”). Cognate with German Gerste, English gorse.
Noun
ghéersta f (plural ghèersten)
- (Sette Comuni) barley seed (with husk)
- Dar prajo khimmet bon dar ghèersten un ist ane bèntalle.
- A barley seed without its husk comes from a barley seed with its husk, and it is without its little jacket.
Coordinate terms
- prajo (“barley seed (without husk)”)
References
- “ghéersta” 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