ghiigan

Cimbrian

Etymology

Compare Middle English gigen (“to make a creaking sound”), which is perhaps the origin of English giggle, and German Geige (“fiddle”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

ghiigan

1. (Sette Comuni) to creak, squeak

   ghiighent de suughe ― squeaking of shoes

References

• “ghiigan” 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