vaane

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German van, vane, from Old High German fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth; banner, flag”). Cognate with German Fahne, Dutch vaan, English fane, Icelandic fáni.

Noun

vaane f (plural véene, diminutive véenle)

  1. (Sette Comuni) flag
    Elches lant hat de zain vaane.
    Each country has its own flag.

References
  • “vaane” 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

Middle English

Noun

vaane

  1. Alternative form of fane (“flag, vane”)
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