höoban

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German heben, from Old High German hevan, heffen, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (to lift). Cognate with German heben, Dutch heffen, English heave, Icelandic hefja.

Verb

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höoban (strong class 6 , past participle gahöobet, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)

  1. to raise, lift
  2. to raise, rear (children, etc.)
    Ze hat gahöobet 's khint une maataran.
    She raised the child without difficulty.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “höoban” 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