drèkh

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German drëc, from Old High German threc, from Proto-Germanic *þrakjaz (“dirt”). Cognate with German Dreck (“dirt”), Yiddish דרעק (drek, “manure, feces”), Dutch drek (“dirt”), Saterland Frisian Dräk (“dirt”).

Noun

drèkh m (plural drèkhe)

  1. (Sette Comuni) excrement, feces
    De drékhe bon ross zeint garüufet «kégale», dii bon khüun «poldrakken».
    The feces of horses is called "kégale", and feces of cattle is called "poldrakken".

Derived terms

References
  • “drèkh” 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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