bégalan

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wegeln, a variant of wageln, itself derived from wagen, from Old High German wagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (to move, stir, sway). Cognate with Alemannic German wägelen ((of children) to roll), Transylvanian Saxon wegeln (to waggle, wobble), Swabian wägeln (to waver (in making a decision)).[1] Compare also English waggle, wiggle.

Verb

bégalan (third-person singular present indicative béghelt, past participle gabéghelt, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to roll on a hill (as part of a children's game)
    Synonym: kégalan

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ wägeln” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Further reading

  • “bégalan” 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