òlderhaileng
Mòcheno
Etymology
Perhaps from òlder (an inflection of òl (“all”)) + haileng (“saints”), referring to All Saints' Day, which falls on 1 November. Compare archaic/poetic English Allsaints (“All Saints' Day/Eve/etc.”)
See also
References
- “òlderhaileng” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
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