lemÌc. Lemizh grammar and 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’