driimen

Cimbrian

Etymology

Probably from Middle High German rieme with a prothetic d- (perhaps from an article form). Compare German Riemen.

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Noun

driimen pl (plurale tantum)

  1. (Sette Comuni) leather ties, strings
    De driimen zeint ganützet so pintan bonallame.Leather ties are used to tie everything.

Declension

References

  • “driimen” 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