belesch

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German welisc, from Old High German walask, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz (foreign; non-Germanic). Cognate with Mòcheno balsch (Italian), German welsch (concerning Romance-speaking areas of Switzerland), Yiddish וועליש (velish, Vellish (typeface for printed Hebrew)), Dutch Waals (Walloon), English Welsh, French gaulois (Gaulish), Old Norse valskr (Celtic; Roman), also English Wallachia (principality in southern Romania), Latin Volcae (a Gallic tribal confederation).

Noun

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belesch n

  1. (Luserna) Italian (language)
    Dar Giulio redet belesch un azpe biar.Julius speaks Italian and Cimbrian.

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