galüst

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German gelüste, from Old High German gilusti, from gilusten, from lusten, from Proto-West Germanic *lustijan, from Proto-Germanic *lustijaną (“to lust, desire”). Cognate with German Gelüst (“lust”).

Noun

galüst n (Sette Comuni)

1. pleasure
2. joy, delight

   's galüst 'me galéebach ― joie de vivre

References

• “galüst” 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