krånkh

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German krank, kranc, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz (“bent, crooked; weak”). Cognate with German krank, English crank.

Adjective

krånkh

  1. (Luserna) ill, sick
    Dar nono iz krånkh un di nona steat gerècht. ― Grandpa is sick and grandma is fine.

References
  • “krånkh” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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