Cimbrian edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle High German hërze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô. Cognate with German Herz, English heart.

Noun edit

hèertze n

  1. (Sette Comuni) heart
    Biil lòite zeint une hèertze.
    Many people are without a heart.

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Further reading edit

  • “hèertze” 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