égata

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German egede, from Old High German egida, from Proto-West Germanic *agiþā, from Proto-Germanic *agiþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oḱ-et-eh₂ (“harrow”). Cognate with Old Frisian eide; also Latin occa, Lithuanian akėčios.

Noun

égata f

1. (Sette Comuni) harrow (agriculture tool)

   D'égata is ganützet so prechan au de vaazen.

   The harrow is used to break up break up clumps of soil.

References

• “égata” 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