Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kräwel, from Old High German chrowilla, chrawil, chrewil, a diminutive of *chrawa, from Proto-Germanic *krawa- (claw). Cognate with dialectal German Kräuel (hook, scraper), as well as Middle Low German krouwel, kruwel, Dutch kraauwel, Old Frisian krâwel. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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khröola f (Sette Comuni)

  1. nail, claw
  2. hoof
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Further reading

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  • “khröola” 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