énghel

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German engel, from Old High German engil, from Proto-West Germanic *angil, borrowed from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), itself probably a loanword. Cognate with German Engel.

Noun

énghel m (plural énghele)

1. (Sette Comuni) angel

   Énghele un tòibale möghentzich net zégan.

   Angels and demons may not see each other.

References

• “énghel” 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