jòch

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German joch, from Old High German joh, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Cognate with German Joch, English yoke. Ultimately a doublet of jòich (a unit of area).

Noun

jòch n (plural jöchar, diminutive jöchle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) yoke (bar on necks of draught animals)
    légan aan 's jòch in khüun ― to put the yoke on the cows

Further reading
  • “jòch” 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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