almozen

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German almuosen, from Old High German alamuosa, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *alemosyna, from Latin eleēmosyna (alms), borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, pity). Cognate with German Almosen, English alms.

Noun[edit]

àlmozen f

  1. charity
    Machet àlmozen, bénne ar möghet.He does charity when he can.

References[edit]

  • “almozen” 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