béttan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wetten, from Old High German wettōn, from Proto-Germanic *wadjōną (“to wager, pledge”). Cognate with German wetten, English wed.

Verb

béttan (third-person singular present indicative béttet, past participle gabéttet, auxiliary haban)

1. to bet, make bets, wager

   Hüppase ménnase béttent net.

   Good people don't make bets.

Conjugation

Conjugation of béttan

infinitive		béttan
present participle		béttanten
past participle		gabéttet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich bétte	bar béttan	i	ich bétte	bar béttan
	du béttest	iart béttet		du béttest	iart béttet
	ear béttet	ze béttent		ear bétte	ze béttan
preterite (composed)	ich han gabéttet	bar haban gabéttet	ii	ich béttate	bar béttatan
	du hast gabéttet	iart habet gabéttet		du béttatest	iart béttatet
	ear hat gabéttet	ze habent gabéttet		ear béttate	ze béttatan
imperative	—	béttabar
	bétt (du)	béttet (iart)
	bétte (ear)	béttan (ze)

References

• “béttan” 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