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gavàllan

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Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gevallen, from Old High German gifallan, from Proto-Germanic *gafallaną, equivalent to ga- +‎ ballan. Cognate with German gefallen, Old English ġefeallan.

Verb

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gavàllan (strong class 7 , third-person singular present indicative gavàllet, past participle gavàllet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to please, appeal
    Dòi khua gavàllet allen in öoben.All sheep like that cow. (literally, “That cow pleases all sheep.”)
    an gavàllantes ménnesa nice person (literally, “a pleasing person”)

References

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  • “gabàllan” 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