duarst

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German durst, from Old High German thurst, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz (“dryness, thirst”). Cognate with German Durst, English thirst.

Noun

duarst m (uncountable)

1. (Sette Comuni) thirst

   Limdar in duarst trinkhanten brisses bassar.

   Quench your thirst by drinking some fresh water.

Related terms

• düurstan

References

• “duarst” 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