biighel

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German bickel, from Old High German *bickil, from Proto-West Germanic *bikkil, from Proto-Germanic *bikkilaz (“stonemason; piece of chipped stone or bone; die”). Cognate with obsolete German Bickel (modern Pickel).

Noun

biighel m

  1. marble (small ball)

References
  • “biighel” 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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