Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German wispeln, from Old High German hwispalōn, from Proto-Germanic *hwisplōną (to whistle, hiss, whisper). Cognate with German wispeln (to whisper).

Verb edit

bispalan (third-person singular present indicative bispelt, past participle gabìspelt, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to whistle

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “bispalan” 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