ghéel

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

gel (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German gël, from Old High German gelo, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz (“yellow”). Cognate with German gelb, English yellow.

Adjective

ghéel

(Sette Comuni) yellow
Ar hat an mostàtz ghéel bìa an sbamm.
He has a yellow face, like a mushroom.

References

“ghéel” 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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