gabala

== Cimbrian == === Alternative forms === gabl (Luserna) === Etymology === From Middle High German gabel, gabele, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”), likely of Celtic origin. Cognate with German Gabel. === Noun === gabala f (plural gabel, diminutive ghèballe) (Sette Comuni) pitchfork De gabel habent drai odar viar sénne. ― Pitchforks have three or four tines. === References === “gabala” 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