ghéersta

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German gerste, from Old High German gersta, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu, from Proto-Germanic *gerstō (“barley”). Cognate with German Gerste, English gorse.

Noun

ghéersta f (plural ghèersten)

1. (Sette Comuni) barley seed (with husk)

   Dar prajo khimmet bon dar ghèersten un ist ane bèntalle.

   A barley seed without its husk comes from a barley seed with its husk, and it is without its little jacket.

Coordinate terms

• prajo (“barley seed (without husk)”)

References

• “ghéersta” 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