haltn

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• haltan (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German halten, from Old High German haltan, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan, from Proto-Germanic *haldaną (“to hold, keep”). Cognate with German halten, English hold.

Verb

haltn (strong class 7 , auxiliary håm) (Luserna)

1. to hold
2. to keep, retain

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien