vèart

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• bèart (Mezzaselva)

Etymology

From Middle High German vert, from Old High German [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *ferudi (“last year”). Cognate with Alemannic German fëret, obsolete German fert.

Adverb

vèart

1. (Sette Comuni) last year

   Vèart pinnich gabéest an jaar jüngor dan hôar.

   Last year I was a year younger than this year.

Coordinate terms

• hôar (“this year”)

Derived terms

• vòrvart

Further reading

• “bèart” 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