Furgge

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German furke, from Old High German furka, from Proto-West Germanic *furkō, from Late Latin furca (“pitchfork”). Cognate with Dutch vork, English fork, Danish fork.

Noun

Furgge f

1. (Uri) pitchfork, hayfork

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 19.