Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

khòst m (plural khöste)

  1. (Sette Comuni) splinter; fragment of wood that was cut from a tree with an ax
    Dar pail machet sprützan de khöste.
    The axe sends fragments of wood flying.

Further reading edit

  • “khòst” 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