héertar

Cimbrian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “german phon equiv is *härter... could be similar sich to eng near? comparative becomes positive”)

Adjective

héertar

1. (Sette Comuni) hard, harsh

   Zi hat an héertarn khòpf. ― She is stubborn. (literally, “She has a hard head.”)

Related terms

• héerte
• héerten haltz

Further reading

• “héertar” 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