gabènnan

== Cimbrian == === Etymology === From Middle High German gewinnen, from Old High German giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gawinnan, from Proto-Germanic *gawinnaną (“to labor, toil; to acquire”). Cognate with German gewinnen. === Verb === gabènnan (strong class 3 ) (Sette Comuni) to earn, gain, win Bèar èrbatet gabinnet och. ― He who works also gains. Khòas gabinnet an khriikh. ― Nobody wins in war. === References === “gabènnan” 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