Järb

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Italian garbare (“graceful form”), from Old High German garwi (“dress; equipment; preparation”). Ultimately cognate with English garb (“clothing”) and gear (“equipment”), also German gerben (“to tan”).

Noun

Järb m

1. (Uri) the aging of cheese

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 13.