bòrfan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German worfen, from Old High German worfōn, from Proto-West Germanic *worpōn (“to throw, hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *wurpōną. Cognate with obsolete German worfen.
Verb
bòrfan (third-person singular present indicative bórfet, past participle gabórfet, auxiliary haban)
- (Sette Comuni) to vomit
- 'S khint hat gabórfet. ― The child vomited.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bòrfan
| infinitive | bórfan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | bórfanten | ||||
| past participle | gabórfet | ||||
| auxiliary | haban | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich bórfe | bar bórfan | i | ich bórfe | bar bórfan |
| du bórfest | iart bórfet | du bórfest | iart bórfet | ||
| ear bórfet | ze bórfent | ear bórfe | ze bórfan | ||
| preterite (composed) |
ich han gabórfet | bar haban gabórfet | ii | ich bórfate | bar bórfatan |
| du hast gabórfet | iart habet gabórfet | du bórfatest | iart bórfatet | ||
| ear hat gabórfet | ze habent gabórfet | ear bórfate | ze bórfatan | ||
| imperative | — | bórfabar | |||
| bórf (du) | bórfet (iart) | ||||
| bórfe (ear) | bórfan (ze) | ||||
Derived terms
References
- “bòrfan” 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