Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wētac (ailment, literally woe day). Compare obsolete German Wehtag (sorrow), Low German Koppweihdag (headache).

Noun

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béetag m (plural béetighe)

  1. (Sette Comuni) illness, sickness, disease
    lèntigar béetagfistula
    pöozen béetagepilepsy (literally, “evil sickness”)
    De béetighe machent daborte.Diseases are scary.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “béetag” 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