arbatn

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• èrbatan (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German ar(e)beiten, from Old High German ar(a)beiten (“to toil, work hard”), from Proto-Germanic *arbaidijaną, equivalent to arbat +‎ -an. Cognate with German arbeiten.

Verb

arbatn (auxiliary håm)

1. (Luserna) to work

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien