gastànkh

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German gestanc, a collective form of stanc, from Old High German stanc, from Proto-Germanic *stankwiz. Cognate with German Gestank.

Noun

gastànkh n

1. (Sette Comuni) stench

   De bròiballen nützent 's zain gastànkh so tràiban d'àndarn zachen.

   The weasel uses its stench to keep other animals away.

References

• “gastànkh” 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