bolf

bolf

See also: Bolf and bölf

Bavarian

Noun

bolf ?

  1. (Sappada, Timau) wolf

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Cimbrian

Etymology

    From Middle High German wolf, from Middle High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz. Cognate with German Wolf, English wolf.

    Noun

    bolf m (plural bölve)

    1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) wolf
      Bèar léebet metten bölven liirnet lüuman.
      Those who live with wolves learn to howl.

    Declension

    References

    • “bolf” 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
    • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

    Mòcheno

    Etymology

      From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz (wolf). Cognate with German Wolf, English wolf.

      Noun

      bolf m

      1. wolf

      References