égata

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German egede, from Old High German egida, from Proto-West Germanic *agiþā, from Proto-Germanic *agiþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oḱ-et-eh₂ (harrow). Cognate with Old Frisian eide; also Latin occa, Lithuanian akėčios.

Noun

égata f

  1. (Sette Comuni) harrow (agriculture tool)
    D'égata is ganützet so prechan au de vaazen.
    The harrow is used to break up break up clumps of soil.

References

  • “égata” 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