höobe
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German höuwe, houwe, from Old High German houwi, hewi, from Proto-West Germanic *hawi, from Proto-Germanic *hawją (“hay”). Cognate with German Heu, English hay.
Noun
höobe n
- (Sette Comuni) hay
- De milch khimmet bomme höobe.
- Milk comes from hay.
Related terms
- hubiot
Further reading
- “höobe” 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