vorghìban

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• borghìban (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German vergeben, from Old High German fargeban, from Proto-Germanic *fragebaną (“to give, grant; to forgive”), equivalent to vor- +‎ ghiban. Cognate with German vergeben, English forgive.

Verb

vorghìban (strong class 5 , auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni, transitive, + dative) to forgive

   Ich han gabéelt, vorghìmmar.

   I was wrong, forgive me.

Related terms

• vorghìbinghe

References

• “borghìban” 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