vrèssan
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- brèssan, vrèzzan
Etymology
From Middle High German frezzen, from Old High German frezzan, firezzan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan, from Proto-Germanic *fraetaną (“to devour, eat up, consume”). Cognate with German fressen, English fret.
Verb
vrèssan (strong class 5 , third-person singular present indicative vrisset, past participle gavrèsset, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni, of animals) to eat, consume, devour
- Dar bòlf hat gavrèsset 's lèmple.
- The wolf devoured the little lamb.
Conjugation
Conjugation of vrèssan
| infinitive | vrèssan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | vrèssanten | ||||
| past participle | gavrèsset | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich vrisse | bar vrèssan | i | ich vrèsse | bar vrèssan |
| du vrissest | iart vrèsset | du vrèssest | iart vrèsset | ||
| ear vrisset | ze vrèssent | ear vrèsse | ze vrèssan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han gavrèsset | bar haban gavrèsset | ii | ich vrissate, vrissatate | bar vrissatan, vrissatatan |
| du hast gavrèsset | iart habet gavrèsset | du vrissatest, vrissatatest | iart vrissetet, vrissatatet | ||
| ear hat gavrèsset | ze habent gavrèsset | ear vrissate, vrissatate | ze vrissatan, vrissatatan | ||
| imperative | — | vrèssabar | |||
| vriss (du) | vrisset (iart) | ||||
| vrèsse (ear) | vrèssan (ze) | ||||
Related terms
- èssan
References
- “brèssan” 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