andarsi

andarsi

Italian

Etymology

Compare Spanish irse.

Verb

andàrsi (first-person singular present mi vàdo, first-person singular past historic mi andài, past participle andàto, first-person singular future mi andrò, first-person singular subjunctive mi vàda, second-person singular imperative vàtti)

1. See andarsene.
2. (now literally or dialectal) to go
   • 13th century, Dante, “Tanto gentile e tanto onesta pare”, in Vita nuova, lines 5–8:

     Ella si va, sentendosi laudare, / benignamente d’umiltà vestuta; / e par che sia una cosa venuta / da cielo in terra a miracol mostrare.

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   • 1926, Franco Silvestri (lyrics and music), “'Na gita a li Castelli”:

     Li prati a tutto spiano // so' frutte, vigne e grano, // s'annamo a mette lì, // Nannì, Nannì.

     The meadows all around // are fruits, vineyards and grain, // we're going there // Nannì, Nannì.