Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kratzen, from Old High German krazzōn, chrazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną (to scratch, scrawl). Cognate with German kratzen.

Verb

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khratzan (third-person singular present indicative khratzet, past participle gakhràtzet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to scratch
    De lòite khratzent ane nützan de khröol.
    The people scratch without using their fingernails.

Conjugation

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References

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  • “khratzan” 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