vrèssan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• brèssan, vrèzzan

Etymology

From Middle High German frezzen, from Old High German frezzan, firezzan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetaną (“to devour, eat up, consume”). Cognate with German fressen, English fret.

Verb

vrèssan (strong class 5 , third-person singular present indicative vrisset, past participle gavrèsset, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni, of animals) to eat, consume, devour

   Dar bòlf hat gavrèsset 's lèmple.

   The wolf devoured the little lamb.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vrèssan

infinitive		vrèssan
present participle		vrèssanten
past participle		gavrèsset
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich vrisse	bar vrèssan	i	ich vrèsse	bar vrèssan
	du vrissest	iart vrèsset		du vrèssest	iart vrèsset
	ear vrisset	ze vrèssent		ear vrèsse	ze vrèssan
preterite (composed)	ich han gavrèsset	bar haban gavrèsset	ii	ich vrissate, vrissatate	bar vrissatan, vrissatatan
	du hast gavrèsset	iart habet gavrèsset		du vrissatest, vrissatatest	iart vrissetet, vrissatatet
	ear hat gavrèsset	ze habent gavrèsset		ear vrissate, vrissatate	ze vrissatan, vrissatatan
imperative	—	vrèssabar
	vriss (du)	vrisset (iart)
	vrèsse (ear)	vrèssan (ze)

Related terms

• èssan

References

• “brèssan” 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