ghéghen
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German gegen, from Old High German gagan, from Proto-Germanic *gagin (“towards; against”). Cognate with German gegen, English gain.
Preposition
ghéghen (+ accusative) (Sette Comuni)
- against
- ghéenan ghéghen de ghebròche
- to go against tradition
- towards
References
- “ghéghen” 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