vangan
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- bangan (Mezzaselva)
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (“to take; to capture”). Cognate with German fangen; see there for more.
Verb
vangan (strong class 7 , third-person singular present indicative vanghet, past participle gavànghet, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)
- to get, receive
- De suular habent gavànghet an libarn.
- The schoolchildren received a book.
- to take
Derived terms
- infàngan
Further reading
- “bàngan” 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