khrabalan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German krabelen, from Old High German krabalōn, from Proto-Germanic *krablōną, a variant of *krabblōną. Cognate with German krabbeln, also English crawl.

Verb

khrabalan (third-person singular present indicative khrabelt, past participle gakhràbelt, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)

1. to crawl
2. to clamber, climb

   khrabalan au bor an póom ― climbing up a tree

Conjugation

Conjugation of khrabalan

infinitive		khrabalan
present participle		khrabalanten
past participle		gakhràbelt
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich khrabale	bar khrabalan	i	ich khrabale	bar khrabalan
	du khrabelst	iart khrabelt		du khrabelst	iart khrabelt
	ear khrabelt	ze khrabelnt		ear khrabale	ze khrabalan
preterite (composed)	ich han gakhràbelt	bar haban gakhràbelt	ii	ich khrabelte	bar khrabeltan
	du hast gakhràbelt	iart habet gakhràbelt		du khrabeltest	iart khrabeltet
	ear hat gakhràbelt	ze habent gakhràbelt		ear khrabelte	ze khrabeltan
imperative	—	khrabelbar
	khrabel (du)	khrabelt (iart)
	khrabale (ear)	khrabalan (ze)

Further reading

• “khrabalan” 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