Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kallen (to scream; (of birds) to sing loudly), from Old High German kallōn, challōn, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (to call, shout). Cognate with obsolete German kallen, English call.

Verb

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khallan (third-person singular present indicative khallt, past participle gakhàllt, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to cluck
    De hénnen khallent darnaach haban galét 'z öole.
    The hens cluck after laying their eggs.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • “khallan” 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