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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German gevallen, from Old High German gifallan, from Proto-Germanic *gafallaną, equivalent to ga- + ballan. Cognate with German gefallen, Old English ġefeallan.
Verb
gavàllan (strong class 7 , third-person singular present indicative gavàllet, past participle gavàllet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to please, appeal
- Dòi khua gavàllet allen in öoben. ― All sheep like that cow. (literally, “That cow pleases all sheep.”)
- an gavàllantes ménnes ― a nice person (literally, “a pleasing person”)
References
- “gabàllan” 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