vorlassan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• borlassan (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German verlāzzen, from Old High German firlāzzan, from Proto-Germanic *fralētaną (“to leave, dismiss”), equivalent to vor- +‎ lassan. Cognate with German verlassen, English forlet.

Verb

vorlassan (strong class 7 , auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to leave, abandon

   De paurn vorlassent d'èerda.

   The farmers abandoned the land.

References

• “borlassan” 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