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Gorkamö

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East Central German

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Etymology

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Noun

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Gorkamö

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) dill ?
    Dr alte Barthl hatt' - wie sei Harr Färschter - ä klä' Heisl mit a wink Gartn dra', wu mr ze Nuth a bissl Sollat, Radiesln, Gorkamö un ruhte Riem baue kunnt.
    Old Barthl - like his master the forester - had a little house with a small garden where you could grow a little lettuce, radishes, dill [?] and beet if necessary.

Further reading

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  • Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 54