béegan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wegen, from Old High German wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan (“to move, carry; to weigh”). Cognate with German wiegen (expected form *wegen retained in derived verbs such as bewegen), English weigh.

Verb

béegan (strong class 3 , past participle gabéeghet)

1. (Sette Comuni) to weigh

   De zünte anlòan khèmment net gabéeghet.

   Only sins are not weighed.

Related terms

• baago
• bégalan

Further reading

• “béegan” 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