béegan

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wegen, from Old High German wegan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan (to move, carry; to weigh). Cognate with German wiegen (expected form *wegen retained in derived verbs such as bewegen), English weigh.

Verb

béegan (strong class 3 , past participle gabéeghet)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to weigh
    De zünte anlòan khèmment net gabéeghet.
    Only sins are not weighed.

Further reading

  • “béegan” 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