hèchalan

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German hecheln, from hechel, from Old High German hachele. Cognate with German hecheln. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb[edit]

hèchalan (third-person singular present indicative hèchalt, past participle gahèchalt, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)

  1. to hackle (dress flax or hemp)
  2. to card (use carding device to separate wool fibers)

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Further reading[edit]

  • “hèchalan” 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