Lemizh / English dictionary
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àqsk.
to feed someone-dat (daintily) with something-acc;
self-receiving: to eat something-acc (daintily)
Usage notes
The standard word for eating is àv., which however has a tendency to mean ‘gobble, eat noisily’. Use àqsk. when this is undesirable.
Etymology
contamination of
< NLem, LMLem, MLem isk‑a
< Ghe isq‑a /ɪs̟qa/
—with—
< NLem, LMLem, MLem ev‑a
< OLem hedh‑
< PLem *hedh‑, Narten present of
< PIE *h₁ed‑