ezzan

See also: èzzan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• èssan, èzzan

Etymology

From Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ezzan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną. Cognate with German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Swedish äta.

Verb

ezzan

1. (Tredici Comuni) to eat

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *etaną, akin to Old Saxon, Old Dutch, and Old English etan, Old Norse eta, Gothic 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (itan). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

Verb

ezzan

1. to eat

Conjugation

Conjugation of ezzan (strong class 5)

infinitive	ezzan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	izzu, izzo	āz
2nd person singular	izzis, izzist	āzi
3rd person singular	izzit	āz
1st person plural	ezzem, ezzemēs	āzum, āzumēs
2nd person plural	ezzet	āzut
3rd person plural	ezzant	āzun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	ezze	āzi
2nd person singular	ezzēs, ezzēst	āzīs, āzīst
3rd person singular	ezze	āzi
1st person plural	ezzēm, ezzemēs	āzīm, āzīmēs
2nd person plural	ezzēt	āzīt
3rd person plural	ezzēn	āzīn
imperative	present
singular	iz
plural	ezzet
participle	present	past
	ezzanti

Descendants

• Middle High German: ëzzen, eszen
  • Alemannic German: ässe

    Walser: essen, ässä, asse, assu

  • Bavarian: eisn, essn, èssn

    Cimbrian: èzzan, èssan, ezzan

    Mòcheno: èssn

  • Central Franconian: äße, esse (Kölsch, northernmost Ripuarian); eaße (parts of Moselle Franconian)

    Hunsrik: esse

  • German: essen
  • Luxembourgish: iessen
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: esse

  • Vilamovian: aosa
  • Yiddish: עסן (esn)