héllig

See also: hellig

Cimbrian

Etymology

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Adjective

héllig (comparative hélligor, superlative dar hélligorste) (Sette Comuni)

  1. empty, vacant
  2. unfed, undernourished, malnourished
  3. (by extension, of animals) skinny due to malnutrition; having sunken flanks
    De khüu zèint héllig.The cows are visibly malnourished.

Declension

Further reading

  • “héllig” 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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