doraatan

Cimbrian

Etymology

dor- +‎ raatan (“to advise, decide”)

Verb

doraatan (strong)

1. (Sette Comuni) to guess

   Doraat, luuganten bon hénten, béeldar bon péeden ist dar suppalo un béela ist de suppala.

   Guess, by looking at their backs, which is a man with long hair and which is a woman with long hair.

References

• “doraatan” 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