bétzan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German wetzen, from Old High German hwezzen, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną (“to sharpen; to instigate”). Cognate with German wetzen, Dutch wetten, English whet, Icelandic hvetja.
Verb
bétzan
- to sharpen
- Bétzan 's méssar.
- Sharpen the knife.
- (figuratively) to trick, fool
- Bétzabar d'óoghen un de zinne, as bar net béllan lassan zich bétzan.
- We need to sharpen our eyes and minds, if we don't want to be fooled.
Derived terms
- bétzar
References
- “bétzan” 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