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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German hornunc, from Old High German hornung, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *hurnungaz (“bastard”), named in connection to the short number of days in February (therefore different from all other months). Cognate with German Hornung (“February”).
Noun
hornung m
- (Luserna) February
- Synonym: fevraro (Luserna); hòrnich, febraaro (Sette Comuni)
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months: Luserna dialect) djenaro/hochnach, fevraro/hornung, martzo/lentz, abrèl/aprile, madjo, sunjo/prachmånat, ludjo/höbiat, agosto/snittmånat, septembre/herbestmånat, otobre/bimmat, novembre/bintarmånat, ditzembre/kristmånat (Category: cim:Gregorian calendar months)
References
- “hornung” 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
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hurnung, from Proto-Germanic *hurnungaz (“bastard”), cognate with Old High German hornung, Old Norse hornungr, Old Frisian horning, Frankish hōrni(n)g. Found in the compound hornungsunu (“bastard son”), as well as various toponyms such as Horninggesele (Horningsea), Horninggeshǣð (Horningsheath), Horningamǣre, and Horningdūn.
Noun
hornung m
- bastard, illegitimate child
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