Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German helfære, from Old High German helfāri, equivalent to hölfan +‎ -ar. Cognate with German Helfer; compare also English helper.

Noun edit

hölfar m (plural hölfar)

  1. (Sette Comuni) helper

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • “hölfar” 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