brèssan

See also: bressan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• vrèzzan (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German frezzen, from Old High German frezzan, firezzan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetaną (“to devour, eat up, consume”). Cognate with German fressen, English fret.

Verb

brèssan (strong class 5 , past participle gabrèsset, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni, of animals) to eat, consume, devour

   Dar bòlf hat gabrèsset 's lèmple.

   The wolf devoured the little lamb.

References

• “brèssan” 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