höoban
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German heben, from Old High German hevan, heffen, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to lift”). Cognate with German heben, Dutch heffen, English heave, Icelandic hefja.
Verb edit
höoban (strong class 6 , past participle gahöobet, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)
- to raise, lift
- to raise, rear (children, etc.)
- Ze hat gahöobet 's khint une maataran.
- She raised the child without difficulty.
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Further reading edit
- “höoban” 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