béenan

Cimbrian

Etymology

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Verb

béenan (Sette Comuni)

1. to sift

   Darnaach gadrèssel, dar bòotze khimmet gabéent so zòibarnen bon dar büllen.

   After it's threshed, the wheat is sifted to separate it from the chaff.

2. to rustle (to move with a soft crackling sound)

   's gabéenach bon blaatzen ― the rustling of leaves

References

• “béenan” 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