grübalan

== Cimbrian == === Etymology === From Middle High German grübelen, from Old High German grubilōn (“to dig (repeatedly)”), from graban (“to dig”) + -lōn (frequentative suffix), equivalent to graaban +‎ -alan. Cognate with German grübeln (“to brood, ponder”), also English grub (“to scrounge, scavenge”). === Verb === grübalan (third-person singular present indicative grübelt, past participle gagrübelt, auxiliary haban) (Sette Comuni) to dig, dig up, excavate ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “grübalan” 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