vròint

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bròint (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“friend, loved one”). Cognate with German Freund, English friend.

Noun

vròint m (plural vròinte) (Sette Comuni)

1. friend
2. family member, relative

   De vròinte zeint dii ba bélntzich mèeront bóol.

   Friends and family are those who love us most.

Declension

Declension of vròint – 1st declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	dar	vròint	de	vròinte
accusative	an	in	vròint	de	vròinte
dative	aname	me	vròinte	in	vròinten

Derived terms

• vròintekhot

References

• “bròint” 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