almozen
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German almuosen, from Old High German alamuosa, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Latin eleēmosyna (“alms”), borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “pity”). Cognate with German Almosen, English alms.
Noun edit
àlmozen f
- charity
- Machet àlmozen, bénne ar möghet. ― He does charity when he can.
References edit
- “almozen” 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