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Cimbrian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to knien, but why strong?”)
Verb
khniigan (strong, past participle gakhnóoghet)
- (Sette Comuni) to kneel
De khércha is bolla lòite, alle gakhnóoghet.- The church is full of people, all kneeling.
Further reading
- “khniigan” 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