bèdar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German weder, from Old High German wedar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz (“which, what (of the two)”). Cognate with German weder, Dutch weder, English whether, Icelandic hvor.

Conjunction

bèdar

  1. (Sette Comuni) whether
    bèdar ze prechtet odar sbaighet ― whether she speaks or keeps silent

Preposition

bèdar

  1. (Sette Comuni) than: introduces a comparison
    De zunna lòichtet mèeront bèdar dar maano.
    The sun shines more than the moon.

Synonyms

References
  • “bèdar” 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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