gaarn

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German garn, from Old High German garn, from Proto-West Germanic *garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną (yarn). Cognate with German Garn, English yarn. Doublet of ghèrn (net).

Noun

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gaarn n

  1. (Sette Comuni) yarn
    Bénne 'stuppe is gaspunnet khimmets gaarn.
    When oakum is spun it becomes yarn.

References

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  • “gaarn” 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