khésta

khésta

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• khest (Luserna)

Etymology

From a reinterpretation of Middle High German kesten sg as plural (*keste + the common -en ending).[1] kesten is from Old High German kestinna, from Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā, from Latin castanea. Cognate with dialectal German Käste, Keste, English chesten.

Noun

khésta f (plural khésten)

1. (Sette Comuni) chestnut

   Lèmman de khésten àusar bon glüuten.

   Remove the chestnuts from the embers.

References

1. “kästen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Further reading

• “khésta” 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