gaarn

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German garn, from Old High German garn, from Proto-West Germanic *garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną (“yarn”). Cognate with German Garn, English yarn. Doublet of ghèrn (“net”).

Noun

gaarn n

1. (Sette Comuni) yarn

   Bénne 'stuppe is gaspunnet khimmets gaarn.

   When oakum is spun it becomes yarn.

References

• “gaarn” 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