hauan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German houwen, from Old High German houwan, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, chop; to forge”). Cognate with German hauen, English hew.

Noun

hauan

  1. (Sette Comuni) to dig (with a spade or shovel)
    Dar gaarto hat mànghel hàuan.
    The garden needs to be dug.

References
  • “hauan” 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
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