grübalan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German grübelen, from Old High German grubilōn (“to dig (repeatedly)”), from graban (“to dig”) + -lōn (frequentative suffix), equivalent to graaban + -alan. Cognate with German grübeln (“to brood, ponder”), also English grub (“to scrounge, scavenge”).
Verb
grübalan (third-person singular present indicative grübelt, past participle gagrübelt, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)
- to dig, dig up, excavate
- Grübalten untar èerden hanich gabunnet an büular un drai formülle.
- Digging under the earth, I found a mole and three beetles.
Conjugation
Conjugation of grübalan
| infinitive | grübalan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | grübalanten | ||||
| past participle | gagrübelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich grübale | bar grübalan | i | ich grübale | bar grübalan |
| du grübelst | iart grübelt | du grübelst | iart grübelt | ||
| ear grübelt | ze grübalnt | ear grübale | ze grübalan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han gagrübelt | bar haban gagrübelt | ii | ich grübelte | bar grübeltan |
| du hast gagrübelt | iart habet gagrübelt | du grübeltest | iart grübeltet | ||
| ear hat gagrübelt | ze habent gagrübelt | ear grübelte | ze grübeltan | ||
| imperative | — | grübelbar | |||
| grübal (du) | grübelt (iart) | ||||
| grübale (ear) | grübalan (ze) | ||||
References
- “grübalan” 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