fraar
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Venetian frar, probably from Old Occitan fraire, from Latin frāter (“brother”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr, therefore doublet of pruudar (“brother”).
Noun edit
fraar m (plural fraarn, diminutive frèerle)
- (Sette Comuni) monk, friar
- De fraarn stóolnt net, ze bòorsent anlòan. ― Friars don't steal, they just ask.
References edit
- “fraar” 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