acoventar

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

akovintâ (Fribourgeois) acoventâ (Savoyard)

Etymology

Derivable from a- +‎ covent (“pledge; salary”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

acoventar (Broad ORB)

1. to hire, engage

References

• engager in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• acoventar in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “convĕntum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 1130