khréenan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kraen, from Old High German krāen, from Proto-West Germanic *krāan (to crow, shout). Cognate with German krähen. In Cimbrian, an extra -an is added to verbs when the infinitive would only have one syllable, e.g. zèinan (to be) (compare German sein).

Verb

khréenan (third-person singular present indicative khréent, past participle gakhréent, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni, of roosters) to crow
    Dar haano khréent un de hénna khallet.
    The rooster crows and the hen cackles.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • “khréenan” 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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