khèar
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Cimbrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German kēr, from Old High German kēr, chēr, from keren (“to turn”),[1] from Proto-Germanic *kaizwijaną (“to turn; to direct”). Cognate with German Kehre f, English char.
Noun
[edit]khèar m (plural khèerdar) (Sette Comuni)
- turn, curve
- hairpin bend, switchback
- De làiten zeint bolla khèerdar.
- The slopes are full of hairpin bends.
References
[edit]- ^ “kehr” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Further reading
[edit]- “khèar” 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
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