Järb
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Italian garbare (“graceful form”), from Old High German garwi (“dress; equipment; preparation”). Ultimately cognate with English garb (“clothing”) and gear (“equipment”), also German gerben (“to tan”).
Noun
Järb m
- (Uri) the aging of cheese
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 13.