klémparan

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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Verb

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klémparan (third-person singular present indicative klémpert, past participle gaklémpert, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to hang, dangle
    's bèrt 'me Damokle klémpert bor alle hòite och.
    Even today, the sword of Damocles hangs above us all.
    De graspen baimarn klémpernt bon dar réeben.
    The bunches of grapes dangle from the vine.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • “klémparan” 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