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Cimbrian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German weder, from Old High German wedar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz (“which, what (of the two)”). Cognate with German weder, Dutch weder, English whether, Icelandic hvor.
Conjunction
bèdar
- (Sette Comuni) whether
- bèdar ze prechtet odar sbaighet ― whether she speaks or keeps silent
Preposition
bèdar
- (Sette Comuni) than: introduces a comparison
- Synonym: dan
De zunna lòichtet mèeront bèdar dar maano.- The sun shines more than the moon.
References
- “bèdar” 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