Cimbrian

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Etymology

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alt (old) +‎ -aran

Verb

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éltaran (third-person singular present indicative éltart, past participle ga-éltart, auxiliary haban)

  1. (Sette Comuni) to grow old, age
    As bar net stérban jung, éltarbar.If we don't die young, we grow old.

Conjugation

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References

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  • “éltaran” 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