Lemizh / English dictionary
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wràdj.
to make chins
Etymology
< NLem wardz‑a ‘beard’
< LMLem, MLem wardz‑yr
< OLem wardz‑
< PLem *bwardz‑
< PIE *bʰárdʰ‑os
From Old Lemizh onwards, this word described a bristly, untidy beard, then an unshaven chin, whence the modern meaning.
Cognates
Eng beard, Lat barba ‘beard’