Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German herne, hërne, from Old High German hirni, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją. Cognate with German Hirn, archaic English harns pl.

Noun

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hiarn n (plural hiirndardiminutive hiirnle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) brain

Further reading

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  • “hiarn” 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