vèdara

See also: vedara, vedará, and vedarà

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bèdara (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fedara, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō (“feather”). Cognate with German Feder, English feather. Doublet of fòdara.

Noun

vèdara f (plural vèdarn)

1. (Sette Comuni) feather

   De vèdarn zeint ganützet so haltan barm, bludaran un sraiban.

   Feathers are used to keep warm, to fly, and to write.

References

• “vèdara” 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