bèart

See also: beart

Cimbrian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wert, from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy, valuable”). Cognate with German Wert, Dutch waard, English worth, Icelandic verður.

Noun

bèart m

1. (Sette Comuni) worth, value

   De bètze bon hòite zeint bèart mintzig.

   Today's money has little value.

Etymology 2

From Old High German [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *ferudi (“last year”). Cognate with Alemannic German fëret, obsolete German fert.

Adverb

bèart

1. (Sette Comuni) last year

   Bèart pinnich gabéest an jaar jüngor dan hôar.

   Last year I was a year younger than this year.

Derived terms

• bòrbart

References

• “bèart” 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