héllig

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German hellec (exhausted, thirsty). Cognate with obsolete German hellig (exhausted, thirsty”, also “discontent, recalcitrant), Dutch hellig (angry). Probably related with Middle High German hel (weak) and/or Middle Dutch hael (parched, droughty), and further perhaps with Latin callus, Proto-Slavic *kaliti.

Adjective

héllig (comparative hélligor, superlative dar hélligorste) (Sette Comuni)

  1. empty, vacant
  2. unfed, undernourished, malnourished
  3. (by extension, of animals) skinny due to malnutrition; having sunken flanks
    De khüu zèint héllig.The cows are visibly malnourished.

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Further reading

  • “héllig” 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