zelan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German zellen, zeln, from Old High German zellan, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną (“to count”). Cognate with German zählen, English tell.

Verb

zelan (auxiliary håm)

1. (Luserna) to count, enumerate

Related terms

• zelung

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien