véelan
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- béelan
Etymology
From Middle High German vælen, vēlen, borrowed from Old French falir, faillir (“to fail, err”). Doublet of Luserna dialect veln (“to be absent”). Cognate with German fehlen.
Verb
véelan (third-person singular present indicative véalt, past participle gavéalt, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni)
- to fail
- to err, make a mistake
- véelanten liirnetzich ― learning from making mistakes
Conjugation
Conjugation of véelan
| infinitive | véelan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | véelanten | ||||
| past participle | gavéalt | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich véele | bar véelan | i | ich véele | bar véelan |
| du véalst | iart véalt | du véalst | iart véalt | ||
| ear véalt | ze véelnt | ear véele | ze véelan | ||
| preterite (composed) | ich han gavéalt | bar haban gavéalt | ii | ich véalte | bar véaltan |
| du hast gavéalt | iart habet gavéalt | du véaltest | iart véaltet | ||
| ear hat gavéalt | ze habent gavéalt | ear véalte | ze véaltan | ||
| imperative | — | véalbar | |||
| véel (du) | véalt (iart) | ||||
| véele (ear) | véelan (ze) | ||||
References
- “béelan” 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