baichan
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wīchen, from Old High German wīhhan, from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną (“to yield, fold; to retreat”). Cognate with German weichen, Dutch wijken, English wick, Icelandic víkja.
Verb edit
baichan (strong class 1 )
- (Sette Comuni) to avoid
- An politikar büurar baichet saldo abe de baarot.
- A politician always avoids telling the truth.
References edit
- “baichan” 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