bèart
See also: beart
Cimbrian
Etymology 1
From Middle High German wert, from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy, valuable”). Cognate with German Wert, Dutch waard, English worth, Icelandic verður.
Noun
bèart m
- (Sette Comuni) worth, value
- De bètze bon hòite zeint bèart mintzig.
- Today's money has little value.
Etymology 2
From Old High German [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *ferudi (“last year”), from Proto-Indo-European *peruti (“last year”). Cognate with Alemannic German fëret, obsolete German fert, Icelandic í fyrra, Faroese í fjør, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish i fjor; also Old Armenian հերու (heru), Ancient Greek πέρυσι (pérusi), Sanskrit परुत् (parut), Persian پار (pâr).
Adverb
bèart
- (Sette Comuni) last year
- Bèart pinnich gabéest an jaar jüngor dan hôar.
- Last year I was a year younger than this year.
References
- “bèart” 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