vriizan
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- briizan (Mezzaselva)
Etymology
From Middle High German vriesen, from Old High German friosan, from Proto-West Germanic *freusan, from Proto-Germanic *freusaną (“to freeze”). Cognate with German frieren, English freeze. Related to gavriiran (“to freeze”), a rhotacized variant.
Verb
vriizan (strong class 2 )
- (Sette Comuni) to be cold
- Dii ba net èrbatent, vriizent mèeront.
- Those who do not work are the coldest.
Derived terms
- vriizar
References
- “briizan” 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