bèar

See also: bear, Bear, beár, and béar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• ber (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German wer, from Old High German wer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Cognate with German wer, English who.

Pronoun

bèar (dative béeme) (Sette Comuni)

1. (interrogative) who

   Bèar is khèmmet hòite? ― Who is coming today?

2. (relative) who, whoever

   Bèar züuchet, binnet. ― Whoever seeks, finds.

   as zèa bèar 's bill ― whoever it is

References

• “bèar” 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