bèertza

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German warze, from Old High German warza, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ (wart). Cognate with German Warze, Dutch wrat, English wart, Icelandic varta.

Noun

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bèertza f (plural bèertzen)

  1. (Sette Comuni) wart
    Ande hast bèertzen in de hente baghèbent briighe, gasin inn in an brömada khércha, lég de hant inn ins bàigabassar un zègandich: de bèertzen ghéent dehiin zèlbort. Hakh net drumme!
    If you have warts on you hands, and it bothers you, visit a church in another parish, immerse your hands in holy water, and make the sign of the cross. The warts will go away by themselves. Don't cut them off!

Declension

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References

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  • “bèertza” 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