gòffala

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Cimbrian

gòffala hénnapéarn

Etymology

From Middle High German goufe (“empty hand”), from Old High German goufa, goufana, from Proto-Germanic *gaupnō. Cognate with Alemannic German Gaufe, Gaufel (“empty hand; amount equal to about two handfuls”) (see Gaufflete), Old Norse gaupn (“empty hand”) (whence Scottish English gowpen (“double handful”)).

Noun

gòffala f

  1. (Sette Comuni) double handful (handful using both hands), a gowpen
    'S guute baible hat ghèt me pèttalar an gòffala méel.
    The nice old lady gave the beggar a double handful of flour.

References

  • “gòffala” 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
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