vorghessan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• borghessan (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German vergezzen, from Old High German firgezzan, from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan (“to lose hold of; to forget”).

Verb

vorghessan (strong class 5 , past participle vorghesset, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni, transitive) to forget

   Hasto net vorghesset éppasen?

   Have you not forgotten something?

References

• “vorghessan” 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