balchan

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German walchen, walken, from Old High German walchan, walcan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną (to turn, roll, toss; to walk; to trample). Cognate with German walken (to tan; to knead), also “to beat” colloquially, English walk; also French gauche (left (side); awkward; clumsy), via Frankish.

Verb

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balchan (third-person singular present indicative balchet, past participle gabàlchet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to beat, strike, hit
    Synonym: gnèkkan

Conjugation

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References

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  • “balchan” 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