bissan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wiȥȥen, from Old High German wiȥȥan (“to know”). Cognate with German wissen.

Verb

bissan (irregular, past participle gabìst)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to know (information, a fact)

Derived terms

References

  • “bissan” 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

Kwama

Noun

bissan

  1. star

References

  • Goldberg, Justin; Asadik, Habte; Bekama, Jiregna; Mengistu, Mulat (2016), Gwama – English Dictionary‎[1], SIL International
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