hoazan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German heizen, from Old High German heizzan, from Proto-West Germanic *haitan, from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (“to address, call; to name; to be call”). Cognate with German heißen, English hote.
Verb
hoazan
- (Luserna) to be called (a name)
- I hoazme Maria. ― My name is Maria. (literally, “I am called Maria.”)
References
- “hoazan” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien