bolàiban

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German blīben, belīben, from Old High German bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to stay, remain in place”). Cognate with German bleiben.

Verb

bolàiban (strong class 1 , third-person singular present indicative bolàibet, auxiliary zèinan)

1. (Sette Comuni) to stay, remain

   Is biirstor bolàiban une bètze odar ane baip?

   Is it worse to remain penniless or wifeless?

References

• “bolàiban” 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