béenan

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Verb[edit]

béenan (Sette Comuni)

  1. to sift
    Darnaach gadrèssel, dar bòotze khimmet gabéent so zòibarnen bon dar büllen.
    After it's threshed, the wheat is sifted to separate it from the chaff.
  2. to rustle (to move with a soft crackling sound)
    's gabéenach bon blaatzenthe rustling of leaves

References[edit]

  • “béenan” 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