khniigan

Cimbrian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to knien, but why strong?”)

Verb

khniigan (strong, past participle gakhnóoghet)

1. (Sette Comuni) to kneel

   De khércha is bolla lòite, alle gakhnóoghet.

   The church is full of people, all kneeling.

Further reading

• “khniigan” 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