krånkh

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German krank, kranc, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz (“bent, crooked; weak”). Cognate with German krank, English crank.

Adjective

krånkh

1. (Luserna) ill, sick

   Dar nono iz krånkh un di nona steat gerècht. ― Grandpa is sick and grandma is fine.

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien