gabènnan

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gewinnen, from Old High German giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gawinnan, from Proto-Germanic *gawinnaną (to labor, toil; to acquire). Cognate with German gewinnen.

Verb

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gabènnan (strong class 3 )

  1. (Sette Comuni) to earn, gain, win
    Bèar èrbatet gabinnet och.He who works also gains.
    Khòas gabinnet an khriikh.Nobody wins in war.

References

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  • “gabènnan” 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