vriizan

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vriesen, from Old High German friosan, from Proto-West Germanic *freusan, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną (to freeze). Cognate with German frieren, English freeze. Related to gavriiran (to freeze), a rhotacized variant.

Verb

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vriizan (strong class 2 )

  1. (Sette Comuni) to be cold
    Dii ba net èrbatent, vriizent mèeront.
    Those who do not work are the coldest.

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References

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  • “briizan” 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