vangan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bangan (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (“to take; to capture”). Cognate with German fangen; see there for more.

Verb

vangan (strong class 7 , third-person singular present indicative vanghet, past participle gavànghet, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)

1. to get, receive

   De suular habent gavànghet an libarn.

   The schoolchildren received a book.

2. to take

Derived terms

• infàngan

Further reading

• “bàngan” 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