bèart

See also: beart

Cimbrian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wert, from Old High German werd, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“worthy, valuable”). Cognate with German Wert, English worth.

Noun

bèart m

1. (Sette Comuni) worth, value

   De bètze bon hòite zeint bèart mintzig.

   Today's money has little value.

Etymology 2

Adverb

bèart

1. (Mezzaselva) Alternative form of vèart

Etymology 3

Verb

bèart

1. inflection of bèaran (“to defend, protect”):
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person plural present subjunctive
   4. second-person plural imperative

References

• “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