balchan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German walchen, walken, from Old High German walchan, walcan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną (“to turn, roll, toss; to walk; to trample”). Cognate with German walken (“to tan; to knead”), also “to beat” colloquially, English walk; also French gauche (“left (side); awkward; clumsy”), via Frankish.

Verb

balchan (third-person singular present indicative balchet, past participle gabàlchet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to beat, strike, hit

   Synonym: gnèkkan

Conjugation

Conjugation of balchan

infinitive		balchan
present participle		balchanten
past participle		gabàlchet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich balche	bar balchan	i	ich balche	bar balchan
	du balchest	iart balchet		du balchest	iart balchet
	ear balchet	ze balchent		ear balche	ze balchan
preterite (composed)	ich han gabàlchet	bar haban gabàlchet	ii	ich balchate	bar balchatan
	du hast gabàlchet	iart habet gabàlchet		du balchatest	iart balchatet
	ear hat gabàlchet	ze habent gabàlchet		ear balchate	ze balchatan
imperative	—	balchabar
	balch (du)	balchet (iart)
	balche (ear)	balchan (ze)

References

• “balchan” 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