khémpan

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German kemben, from Old High German kemben, from Proto-West Germanic *kambijan, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną, equivalent to khamp +‎ an. Cognate with German kämmen, obsolete English kemb (preserved in unkempt).

Verb[edit]

khémpan (third-person singular present indicative khémpet, past participle gakhémpet, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to comb

Conjugation[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “khémpan” 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