vorbèeran

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German verbërn, from Old High German ferberan, *firberan, *firberan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraberan, from Proto-Germanic *fraberaną (“to hold back, restrain; to bear, endure”); equivalent to vor- +‎ bèeran. Cognate with English forbear, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (frabairan).

Verb

vorbèeran (strong class 4 )

1. (Sette Comuni) to tolerate, bear, endure

   De öoben, habanten net mèar gamöcht vorbèeran de bölve, habentzen gamacht in khriikh.

   The sheep, no longer being able to tolerate the wolves, have waged war on them.

References

• “vorbèeran” 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