Lemizh / English dictionary
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xalà.
to make apples
xalè. apple tree
xalÌ. apple
Usage notes
Apple trees are said to always be on time in producing their fruit. Since Late Middle Lemizh, you can praise a punctual person by calling them an apple tree; and xalàR. or xalòR. is the end of summer (whereas fràRxk. and fròRxk. refer to early summer).
Etymology
< NLem xaOl‑a
< LMLem xàÒl‑yr
< MLem xayOOl‑yr
< OLem xayöl‑
< PLem *xawōl‑
< PIE *h₂ébōl
Cognates
Eng apple, Avalon (via a Celtic language)