vaane
Cimbrian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German van, vane, from Old High German fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth; banner, flag”). Cognate with German Fahne, Dutch vaan, English fane, Icelandic fáni.
Noun edit
vaane f (plural véene, diminutive véenle)
- (Sette Comuni) flag
- Elches lant hat de zain vaane.
- Each country has its own flag.
References edit
- “vaane” 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
Middle English edit
Noun edit
vaane
- Alternative form of fane (“flag, vane”)