hòffe

See also: hoffe and höffe

Cimbrian

Etymology

From hòffan (“to hope”). Compare English hope, Dutch hoop.

Noun

hòffe f

1. (Sette Comuni) hope

   De hòffe borlòart, alles borlòart.

   When hope is lost, all is lost.

Further reading

• “hòffe” 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