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Cimbrian
Etymology
From hòffan (“to hope”). Compare English hope, Dutch hoop.
Noun
hòffe f
- (Sette Comuni) hope
De hòffe borlòart, alles borlòart.- When hope is lost, all is lost.
Further reading
- “hòffe” 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