vraan
Cimbrian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to vòr- + an or vóar + an. Cognate with German voran, Old English foran, Old Saxon forana. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adverb edit
vraan (Sette Comuni)
- ahead, before
- Gott dar Hèere ist vraan allen.
- The Lord our God comes before all else.
- in front
- òondar vraan dar andar hénten
- one in front and the other behind
- opposite
- Dar alte mann hatzich gabèrmet vraan 'me vôore.
- The old man warmed himself opposite the fire.
References edit
- “braan” 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