Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German hecheln, from hechel, from Old High German hachele. Cognate with German hecheln. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb edit

hèchalan (third-person singular present indicative hèchalt, past participle gahèchalt, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)

  1. to hackle (dress flax or hemp)
  2. to card (use carding device to separate wool fibers)

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • “hèchalan” 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