Furgge

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German furka, from Proto-Germanic *furkô, from Late Latin furca (“pitchfork”). Cognate with Dutch vork, English fork, Danish fork.

Noun

Furgge f

  1. (Uri) pitchfork, hayfork

References
  • “Furgge” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 19.
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