How do you say “to clear land” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say desbousiga, descampassi, desermassi, eissarta, estrassa, esfata. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| to clear land | desbousiga, descampassi, desermassi, eissarta, estrassa |
| to clear (land) | esfata, estruca |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
desbousiga
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to clear land |
descampassi
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to clear land; to stubble-plough |
desermassi
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to clear land; cleared |
eissarta
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to clear land |
estrassa
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to tear, to clear land |
esfata
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to clear (land) |
estruca
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to clear (land) |