bèar

See also: bear, Bear, beár, and béar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German wer, from Old High German wer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Cognate with German wer, English who.

Pronoun

bèar (dative béeme) (Sette Comuni)

  1. (interrogative) who
    Bèar is khèmmet hòite? ― Who is coming today?
  2. (relative) who, whoever
    Bèar züuchet, binnet. ― Whoever seeks, finds.
    as zèa bèar 's bill ― whoever it is

References
  • “bèar” 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
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