dròoban

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German drowen, drouwen, from Old High German drouwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrawōną, from *þrawō (suffering). Cognate with German drohen, Alemannic German treuwe, Old Saxon *thrōon.

Verb[edit]

dròoban (third-person singular present indicative dròobet, past participle gadròobet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to threaten, menace
    Péssor dròobanzich zelbort.It's better to threaten yourself.

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References[edit]

  • “dròoban” 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