Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

dor- +‎ békhan

Verb edit

dorbékhan (third-person singular present indicative dorbékhet, past participle dorbékhet, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni, transitive)

  1. to wake, wake up
    Dorbékhet net au 's baip padar nacht, ze möchte snèrranach sua.
    Don't wake your wife up at night, she might growl at you.
  2. to shake, jolt

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • “dorbékhan” 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