Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German dræhen, from Old High German drāen, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (to twist, turn). Cognate with German drehen, English throw.

Verb edit

dréenan (third-person singular present indicative dréet, past participle gadréet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to twist
    Synonym: ridalan
    As ze net bòlgamar dréenigar abe in haltz.
    If you don't obey me, I'll twist your neck.

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • “dréenan” 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