gavàllan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• gabàllan (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German gevallen, from Old High German gifallan, from Proto-Germanic *gafallaną, equivalent to ga- +‎ ballan. Cognate with German gefallen, Old English ġefeallan.

Verb

gavàllan (strong class 7 , third-person singular present indicative gavàllet, past participle gavàllet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to please, appeal

   Dòi khua gavàllet allen in öoben. ― All sheep like that cow. (literally, “That cow pleases all sheep.”)

   an gavàllantes ménnes ― a nice person (literally, “a pleasing person”)

References

• “gabàllan” 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