Lemizh / English dictionary
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wnàd.
to split something-dat into something-acc [e.g. pieces, in two] with an axe
wnùd. axe
Usage notes
The axe has traditionally been seen as a lowly and despicable tool, as attested from Old Lemizh. The Winged Axe, however, is held in great esteem.
Etymology
< NLem, LMLem, MLem wind‑a
< OLem wind‑
< PLem *bwind‑ ‘split’, nasal-infix present of
< PIE *bʰei̯d‑
doublet of wàv.
Cognates
Eng bite, fissure (via Lat findō ‘split’)