Guuta Diibe

Cimbrian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Guuta Diibe f

1. (Sette Comuni, folklore) Befana (old woman who delivers gifts to children on Epiphany Eve)

   De Guuta Diibe hammar gapracht an tòkha.

   The Befana brought me a doll.

References

• “Guuta Diibe” 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