Lemizh / English dictionary
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blà.
to make strong, to strengthen
Usage notes
The Lemizh have never taken strength quite seriously. This can be exemplified with a Late Middle Lemizh author who wrote ‘Any reason for strength is just idle talk’. Incidentally, he was killed by a disoriented wrestler.
Etymology
< NLem bl‑a
< LMLem bl‑yr
< MLem blu‑yr
< OLem blu‑
< PLem *blu‑, u-stem adjective of
< PIE *bel‑
Cognates
Gk βελτίων ‘better’, Lat de‑bīlis ‘weak’