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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German krucke, from Old High German chrucha, from Proto-West Germanic *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (“curved staff; crutch”). Cognate with German Krücke, English crutch.
Noun
khrukha f (plural khrukhen) (Sette Comuni)
- crutch, stilt
Bèar man net nützan de büuse, nützet de khrukhen.- Those who can't use their feet use crutches.
- curd cutter
Further reading
- “khrukha” 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