intrèffan

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Cimbrian

Etymology

in- +‎ trèffan (to meet). Compare German eintreffen.

Verb

intrèffan (strong class 4 , third-person singular present indicative z) (Sette Comuni)

  1. to run into, bump into
  2. to trip, stumble
    Ghéenten ùmmarantà in de tünkhele, izar introffet in an sèrka.
    While wandering around in the dark, he stumbled into a bush.

Further reading

  • “intrèffan” 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