Cimbrian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German hūfe, from Old High German hūfo, from Proto-Germanic *hūpô. Cognate with German Haufen.

Noun edit

haufen m (plural haufendiminutive hòifle) (Sette Comuni)

  1. heap, pile
  2. quantity, number
    An haufen haazen zeint khènt galast àus bor de jaagar.
    A number of hares have been released for the hunters.

References edit

  • “haufen” 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