bostéenan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German verstēn, verstān, from Old High German firstān, from Proto-Germanic *frastāną, equivalent to bor- + stéenan. Cognate with German verstehen.
Verb
bostéenan (irregular, third-person singular present indicative bostéet, past participle bostant, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to understand
- Habatar bostant? ― Did you understand?
References
- “bostéenan” 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