éssala

Cimbrian

Etymology

Reanalyzed from an *néssala (“a nettle”), from Middle High German nezzel, from Old High German nezzila, from Proto-West Germanic *natilā (“nettle”).

Noun

éssala f (plural éssel)

1. (Sette Comuni) nettle

   D'éssel gaballent in khüun. ― Nettles like cows.

References

• “éssala” 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