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

  1. (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

  1. (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
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