Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German kiuwen, from Old High German kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *keuwan, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną. Cognate with German käuen, kauen, English chew.

Verb edit

khòjan (third-person singular present indicative khòjet, past participle gakhòjet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to chew
    Khòjet bóol 's ghèssach.Chew the food well.

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • “khòjan” 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