Harbist

East Central German

Alternative forms

• Haarbist, Haarbist

Etymology

From Middle High German herbest, from Old High German herbist, from Proto-West Germanic *harbist. Compare Dutch herfst, Low German Harvst, West Frisian hjerst, English harvest.

Noun

Harbist m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) autumn

   Nort is Harbist worn, allis muß verdorrn, wos su schie geblüht zer Sommerszeit. (1909, Anton Günther)

   Then autumn has come, everything must wither that bloomed so beautifully in the summertime.

Derived terms

• Harbistbock

 

References

• Hendrik Heidler: "Echtes Erzgebirgisch, Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haasn", P. 58