bétzan

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wetzen, from Old High German hwezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *hwattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hwatjaną (“to sharpen; to instigate”). Cognate with German wetzen, English whet.

Verb

bétzan

1. to sharpen

   Bétzan 's méssar.

   Sharpen the knife.

   Bétzabar d'óoghen un de zinne, as bar net béllan lassan zich bétzan.

   We need to sharpen our eyes and minds, if we don't want to be fooled.

2. (figurative) to trick, fool

   Bétzabar d'óoghen un de zinne, as bar net béllan lassan zich bétzan.

   We need to sharpen our eyes and minds, if we don't want to be fooled.

Derived terms

• bétzar

References

• “bétzan” 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