vorlassan
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- borlassan (Mezzaselva)
Etymology
From Middle High German verlāzzen, from Old High German firlāzzan, from Proto-Germanic *fralētaną (“to leave, dismiss”), equivalent to vor- + lassan. Cognate with German verlassen, English forlet.
Verb
vorlassan (strong class 7 , auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to leave, abandon
- De paurn vorlassent d'èerda.
- The farmers abandoned the land.
References
- “borlassan” 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