slaafan

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

slafan, slavan

Etymology

From Middle High German slāfen, from Old High German slāfan, from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną (“to sleep”). Cognate with German schlafen, English sleep.

Verb

slaafan

(Sette Comuni) to sleep

Derived terms

dorslaafan

References

Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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