arbatn

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German ar(e)beiten, from Old High German ar(a)beiten (“to toil, work hard”), from Proto-Germanic *arbaidijaną, equivalent to arbat +‎ -an. Cognate with German arbeiten, Dutch arbeiden, Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (arbaidjan).

Verb

arbatn

  1. to work

References
  • “arbatn” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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