béegan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wegen, from Old High German wegan, from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move, carry; to weigh”). Cognate with German wiegen (expected form *wegen retained in derived verbs such as bewegen), Dutch wegen, English weigh, Icelandic vega.

Verb

béegan (strong class 3 , past participle gabéeghet)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to weigh
    De zünte anlòan khèmment net gabéeghet.
    Only sins are not weighed.

References
  • “béegan” 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
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