zelan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German zellen, zeln, from Old High German zellan, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną (“to count”). Cognate with German zählen, English tell.

Verb

zelan

  1. (Luserna) to count, enumerate

References
  • “zelan” 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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