vènnan

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Cimbrian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German vinden, from Old High German findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną (to find, discover). Cognate with German finden, English find.

Verb[edit]

vènnan (strong class 3 , third-person singular present indicative vinnet, past participle gavùnnet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to find
    Bèar vinnet haltet.Finders, keepers. (literally, “Whoever finds holds.”)

References[edit]

  • “bènnan” 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