gòffala
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German goufe (“empty hand”), from Old High German goufa, goufana, from Proto-Germanic *gaupnō. Cognate with Alemannic German Gaufe, Gaufel (“empty hand; amount equal to about two handfuls”) (see Gaufflete), Old Norse gaupn (“empty hand”) (whence Scottish English gowpen (“double handful”)).
Noun edit
gòffala f
- (Sette Comuni) double handful (handful using both hands), a gowpen
- 'S guute baible hat ghèt me pèttalar an gòffala méel.
- The nice old lady gave the beggar a double handful of flour.
References edit
- “gòffala” 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