bèar

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See also: bear, Bear, beár, and béar

Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wer, from Old High German wer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Cognate with German wer, English who.

Pronoun

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bèar (dative béeme) (Sette Comuni)

  1. (interrogative) who
    Bèar is khèmmet hòite?Who is coming today?
  2. (relative) who, whoever
    Bèar züuchet, binnet.Whoever seeks, finds.
    as zèa bèar 's billwhoever it is

References

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  • “bèar” 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