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véelan

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Cimbrian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vælen, vēlen, borrowed from Old French falir, faillir (to fail, err). Doublet of Luserna dialect veln (to be absent). Cognate with German fehlen.

Verb

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véelan (third-person singular present indicative véalt, past participle gavéalt, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)

  1. to fail
  2. to err, make a mistake
    véelanten liirnetzichlearning from making mistakes

Conjugation

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References

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  • “béelan” 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