vènnan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bènnan, vennen, vintan

Etymology

From Middle High German vinden, from Old High German findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną (“to find, discover”). Cognate with German finden, English find.

Verb

vènnan (strong class 3 , third-person singular present indicative vinnet, past participle gavùnnet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to find

   Bèar vinnet haltet. ― Finders, keepers. (literally, “Whoever finds holds.”)

References

• “bènnan” 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