koun

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• khödan, khön

Etymology

From Middle High German quëden, from Old High German quedan, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną (“to say”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian kweede, English quethe, Icelandic kveða, Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (qiþan).

Verb

koun

1. (Tredici Comuni) to say

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien