hauan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German houwen, from Old High German houwan, from Proto-West Germanic *hauwan, from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to hew, chop; to forge”). Cognate with German hauen, English hew.
Noun
hauan
- (Sette Comuni) to dig (with a spade or shovel)
- Dar gaarto hat mànghel hàuan.
- The garden needs to be dug.
Related terms
- hau
References
- “hauan” 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