ghèrba

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German garbe, from Old High German garba, from Proto-West Germanic *garbā (“sheaf”). Cognate with German Garbe.

Noun

ghèrba f

1. (Sette Comuni) sheaf (bundle of grain)

   an ghèrba bòotze ― a sheaf of wheat

References

• “ghèrba” 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