bégalan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wegeln, a variant of wageln, itself derived from wagen, from Old High German wagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to move, stir, sway”). Cognate with Alemannic German wägelen (“(of children) to roll”), Transylvanian Saxon wegeln (“to waggle, wobble”), Swabian wägeln (“to waver (in making a decision)”). Compare also English waggle, wiggle.

Verb

bégalan (third-person singular present indicative béghelt, past participle gabéghelt, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to roll on a hill (as part of a children's game)

   Synonym: kégalan

Conjugation

Conjugation of bégalan

infinitive		bégalan
present participle		bégalanten
past participle		gabéghelt
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich bégale	bar bégalan	i	ich bégale	bar bégalan
	du béghelst	iart béghelt		du béghelst	iart béghelt
	ear béghelt	ze béghelnt		ear bégale	ze bégalan
preterite (composed)	ich han gabéghelt	bar haban gabéghelt	ii	ich béghelte	bar bégheltan
	du hast gabéghelt	iart habet gabéghelt		du bégheltest	iart bégheltet
	ear hat gabéghelt	ze habent gabéghelt		ear béghelte	ze bégheltan
imperative	—	béghelbar
	béghel (du)	béghelt (iart)
	bégale (ear)	bégalan (ze)

Related terms

• baago
• béegan
• bégala

Further reading

• “bégalan” 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