górtala

Cimbrian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “cog. Gürtel?”)

Noun

górtala f

1. (Sette Comuni) belt

   Sait èerzing, de górtala is khèmmet ganützet och so balchan éppadòome.

   In the past, a belt was used to punish someone.

References

• “górtala” 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