bizzan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wiȥȥen, from Old High German wiȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to know”). Cognate with German wissen, English wit.

Verb

bizzan (preterite-present, third-person singular present indicative boazt, past participle gebizzt, auxiliary håm)

1. (Luserna) to know (information, a fact)

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Old High German

Verb

bīȥȥan (early)

1. alternative form of bīȥan