khallan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kallen (“to scream; (of birds) to sing loudly”), from Old High German kallōn, challōn, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (“to call, shout”). Cognate with obsolete German kallen, English call.

Verb

khallan (third-person singular present indicative khallt, past participle gakhàllt, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to cluck

   De hénnen khallent darnaach haban galét 'z öole.

   The hens cluck after laying their eggs.

Conjugation

Conjugation of khallan

infinitive		khallan
present participle		khallanten
past participle		gakhàllt
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich khalle	bar khallan	i	ich khalle	bar khallan
	du khallst	iart khallt		du khallst	iart khallt
	ear khallt	ze khallnt		ear khalle	ze khallan
preterite (composed)	ich han gakhàllt	bar haban gakhàllt	ii	ich khallte	bar khalltan
	du hast gakhàllt	iart habet gakhàllt		du khalltest	iart khalltet
	ear hat gakhàllt	ze habent gakhàllt		ear khallte	ze khalltan
imperative	—	khallbar
	khall (du)	khallt (iart)
	khalle (ear)	khallan (ze)

Further reading

• “khallan” 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