Lemizh / English dictionary

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Ràz.

to make snakes (also the constellation Serpens; see appendix, Constellations)

Usage notes

While snakes in Lemaria are mostly small and harmless, and there never has been a serpent slaying myth in Lemizh culture, there is one great serpent this word is applied to: namely, the constellation corresponding to our Serpens.

Etymology

< NLem Rangz‑a
< LMLem, MLem Rangwj‑yr
< OLem xangwj‑
< PLem *xangwj‑
< PIE *h₂éngʷʰi‑s

Cognates

Ger Unke ‘fire-bellied toad’, Lat anguis ‘snake, serpent, dragon’