gavrüst

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German gevrüste, from vrost (“cold, frost”). Cognate with obsolete German Gefrüste (“freezing, congealing”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

gavrüst n

  1. (Sette Comuni) cold (illness)
    'S gavrüst khimmet une züuchans. ― A cold comes without invitation.

References
  • “gavrüst” 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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