Zarge

From Middle High German zarge (“side wall, frame, embankment”), from Old High German zarga (“rim, side wall”), from Proto-West Germanic *targā, from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“to catch, grasp”). Akin to Old Norse targa (“small shield”). More at targe.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsarɡə/, [ˈt͡saʁ.ɡə], [ˈt͡saɐ̯-], [ˈt͡saː-]

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• Homophone: zage (some speakers)

Zarge f (genitive Zarge, plural Zargen)

1. frame of a door or (less often) a window

   Synonyms: Rahmen; Türrahmen, Fensterrahmen; (Austria, Bavaria) Türstock, Fensterstock

2. frame, lining in various other technical senses
   1. bezel (of a gemstone)

      Synonym: Fassung

• This word is common in artisanal parlance, but otherwise not generally understood (except perhaps in specific regions). The everyday words for door/window frame are Türrahmen, Fensterrahmen, in Austria and Bavaria also Türstock, Fensterstock.

• “Zarge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Zarge” in Duden online