vaür

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• vôar, bôar (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr (“fire”). Cognate with German Feuer, English fire.

Noun

vaür n

1. (Luserna) fire

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