gasénkh

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German geschenke, from ge- + schenke (from Proto-West Germanic *skankijō). Cognate with German Geschenk.

Noun

gasénkh n

1. (Sette Comuni) present, gift

   Sénkh nìa dehiin an gasénkh ba de hast gabànghet.

   Never give a gift that you have already received.

References

• “gasénkh” 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