koun

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German quëden, from Old High German quedan, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną (“to say”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian kweede, English quethe, Icelandic kveða, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (qiþan).

Verb

koun

  1. (Thirteen Communities) to say

References
  • “koun” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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