lemÌc. Lemizh grammar and 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‑